Download or read book AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS: MECHANICAL FAILURE Or SUICIDE (1) the Crash of SilkAir Flight 185 written by Hans Griffioen and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-09-25 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 19 December 1997 SilkAir Flight 185, a Boeing 737-300, operated by SilkAir, Singapore, on its way from Jakarta to Singapore, crashed at about 16:13 local time into the Musi river near Palembang, South Sumatra. All 97 passengers and seven crew members were killed. Prior to the sudden descent from 35,000 feet, the flight data recorders stopped recording at different times. There were no mayday calls transmitted from the airplane prior or during the rapid descent. The weather at the time of the crash was fine.