It is important to highlight that this preliminary report released today does not highlight the exact cause of the crash, but strictly identifies factual information gathered by Indonesian investigators during the course of their investigation. Investigators have revealed the suspected cause of the Boeing 737 crash which killed 62 people in Indonesia. News. Indonesia Plane Crash 'Not Caused by Design Flaw': All You Need to Know About Sriwijaya Air Mishap 50 passengers and 12 crew members were aboard the Sriwijaya Air … The Sriwijaya crash is the biggest airline disaster in Indonesia since October 2018, when 189 people were killed onboard a Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX … Flight details: Sriwijaya Air Flight SJ182 was operated by Boeing 737-500 registered PK-CLC. Photo by Oscar Siagian/Getty Images. The Sriwijaya Air crash is Indonesia’s third big plane crash in less than 10 years. Indonesian Air Craft Crash That Killed 62 People Was Caused by Weather, Sriwijaya Air President Director Says. Investigators say it is too soon to tell what caused the Sriwijaya Air crash. In a preliminary report on Sriwijaya Air Flight 182, investigators said the crash might have been caused by several factors, including a problem controlling the engines’ thrust. The malfunction in the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500's engine control system was highlighted in a preliminary report on the January 9 crash, but … A malfunctioning automatic throttle may have caused the pilots of a Sriwijaya Air jet to lose control, leading to the Boeing plane's plunge into the Java Sea last month, Indonesian investigators say. A lawsuit filed in Seattle against Boeing alleges that a malfunctioning autothrottle system on an older 737 jet led to the crash of the Sriwijaya Air plane into the Java Sea in Indonesia last January, killing all 62 people on board. According to the plane tracking website Flightradar24 the plane lost more than 10,000 feet in altitude within a minute. The flight data recorder could help investigators determine the cause of the crash on Saturday.