What happened
On 1 January 2007, flight DHI574, a Boeing 737-4Q8 operated by Adam SkyConnection Airlines (AdamAir), departed from Djuanda Airport in Surabaya, East Java. The aircraft, registered PK-KKW, was performing a scheduled passenger service to Sam Ratulangi Airport in Manado, Sulawesi, under instrument flight rules. The flight took off at 05:59 UTC with an expected arrival time of 08:14 UTC.
While cruising at an altitude of 35,000 feet (FL350), the aircraft vanished from radar tracking. At the time of departure, the flight crew had planned for an alternate landing at Gorontalo, and the aircraft possessed a fuel endurance of 30 hours. The flight was manned by two pilots and four cabin crew members.
Details of the flight
There were a total of 102 people on board the aircraft at the time of its disappearance. The passenger manifest included 85 adults, 7 children, and 4 infants. The crew consisted of the pilot in command, who was responsible for flying the sector, and a co-pilot acting in a monitoring and support capacity.