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Pilot ‘complacency’ a factor in fatal Indonesia crash

Nurcahyo Utomo, lead investigator of the National Transportation Safety Committee, discusses his final report on the 2021 crash of Sriwijaya Air Flight SJ 182, in Jakarta on Thursday. (Reuters Photo)

JAKARTA: Indonesian investigators on Thursday blamed mechanical problems and pilot “complacency” for a deadly plane crash last year that killed all 62 passengers and crew.

The Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 nosedived 3,000 metres into waters off Jakarta when its engine control system malfunctioned just minutes after takeoff on Jan 9, 2021.

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