Tue, Jan 02, 2007
Previous Government and Airline Reports "Were In Error"
Despite government and
airline reports of the discovery of the crash site of Adam Air
737-400 and other reports of as many as 12 survivors, the current
facts in this convoluted story indicates that both reports are
now confirmed to be false. Indonesian rescue teams continued
Wednesday in a search for the missing Adam Air Boeing, which is
still thought to have gone down in rugged and inaccessible
mountains on Sulawesi island.
With 102 passengers and crew on board, the tensions being
expressed by the families and other loved ones of those on board
has been exacerbated by the many hopeful but nonetheless false
reports of a find of the aircraft and the potential for survivors.
Current search efforts focus on a densely forested and mountainous
terrain some 150 miles north of Makassar, the main city of southern
Sulawesi.
At least three Americans were listed among the 102 people on
board, when the aircraft was reported missing at 1507 local time,
Monday, while cruising from East Java to northern Sulawesi at
35,000 feet. A 6 person "Go-Team" from the NTSB, FAA, Boeing, and
General Electric are enroute to the search area at this time, and
hope to play an integral role in the upcoming investigation.
The Boeing 737-400 (3-View, shown above) was a 17-year-old
airframe operated by Adam air, which gained some unwanted publicity
last year for an extended off course flight that went on for four
hours. Regardless; the airlaine has experienced tremendous growth
in the last few years, owed in large part to increased prosperity
in the region and strong consumer adoption of airline travel.
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