A Sriwijaya Air passenger Boeing 737-524 that crashed in Indonesia could have collapsed on impact. Details of the crash were revealed to Reuters by a spokesman for Indonesia's National Transport Safety Committee.
According to him, if the aircraft exploded in mid-air, the fuselage debris would be distributed over a larger area. The interlocutor of the agency clarified that at present all the fragments found have been collected in a small area.
Earlier it was reported that the cause of the plane crash could be its passage through a thunderstorm front, as a result of which it found itself in a zone of strong turbulence. It turned out that at the time of takeoff, clouds were visible within a radius of 15 kilometers, heavy precipitation and a thunderstorm were observed. Visibility at that moment was about two kilometers, which did not interfere with takeoff and landing.
The plane of the Indonesian airline Sriwijaya Air, en route from Jakarta to Pontianak, disappeared from radar on January 9, four minutes after takeoff. Later it became known that the plane fell into the water. It was reported that 59 people could be on board, including at least six children. According to other sources, 62 people flew on the plane, including ten children and six crew members. There were no Russians among the passengers.
