Was This Crash on Purpose?

Black Box Down

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, Aviation, Leisure

4.9 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

A Boeing 737 suddenley dives to the ground while flying over Indonesia. SilkAir Flight 185 was operating normally when Air Traffic Control notices a severe loss of altitude from the plane on their radar. Some investigators conclude they could not find a reason for the crash, but others think the crash was intentional. What happened to this flight? Find out on this episode of Black Box Down. Sponsored by Raycon (http://buyraycon.com/blackboxdown) The Jordan Harbinger Show (http://jordanharbinger.com/start) and HelloFresh (http://hellofreshcom/blackboxdown14 and use code blackboxdown14) Find us on social media and buy our merch here! https://linktr.ee/BlackBoxDownPod Black Box Down Crash Simulator: https://roosterteeth.com/watch/black-box-down-1 Tales From The Stinky Dragon: https://link.chtbl.com/stinkydragon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:07.1	December 19th 1997. Silcare Flight 185, abowing 737 with 104 people on board,
1:14.8	has just taken off from Jakarta, Indonesia on its way to Singapore.
1:18.7	The plane has reached cruising altitude at 35,000 feet, and finished a discussion with air traffic
1:23.2	control. Eight seconds later on the next radar sweep, the tower notices the plane is 400 feet
1:27.7	lower than it should be. 24 seconds later, the plane has lost 15,000 feet of altitude.
1:32.6	Seconds later, the plane crashes into the Moosey River Delta at nearly the speed of sound.
1:37.4	Sadly, nobody survives the impact. Investigators are baffled so they try to piece together the
1:42.0	small remains of the plane. Two agencies investigate the incident and come up with different conclusions.
1:47.2	What brought down Silcare Flight 185? Find out on this episode of Black Box Down.
1:54.4	Hello everyone, welcome to Black Box Down. It's Gus and Chris. Hello Chris. Hello.
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