Indonesia’s crashed aircraft possible ruptured when hitting waters: Chief investigator

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Head of Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee Soerjanto Tjahjono stated on Monday that the Sriwijaya Airplane with 62 individuals on board that crashed into waters off Jakarta on Saturday would possibly break aside when hitting waters.
“The plane was possibly ruptured when it hit the waters. This indicates that the plane remained intact in the air and it did not explode,” Tjahjono advised Xinhua.
He stated most items of the particles are in small elements and never scattered distant.
“All pieces of the debris are located in one area only,” stated Tjahjono.

Rescuers are searching for the 2 black packing containers of the aircraft, and alerts of the units have been caught clearly, Operation Director of the Search and Rescue Agency Rasman MS stated.
The Boeing 737-500 plane, flying from the capital Jakarta to Pontianak metropolis in West Kalimantan province on Saturday afternoon, crashed into the Java Sea off the Seribu District in north of Jakarta.
It was carrying 50 passengers, together with seven youngsters and three infants, and 12 crew members. 
(With inputs from ANI)
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