KI 574
1 Jan 2007 · Human Error (Crew)ADAM AIR FLIGHT 574
Boeing 737-400 · Adam Air · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Fixation on a faulty navigation system
Inertial reference system
Autopilot
Crew resource management
Aircraft
Boeing 737-400
Adam Air
Route
Surabaya (SUB), Indonesia
→ Manado (MDC), Indonesia
People
102 on board
102 fatalities
Date
1 Jan 2007
Category
Human Error (Crew)
When decisions in the cockpit seal the outcome.
THE STORY
The crew fixated on a faulty inertial reference system for hours. They lost all situational awareness and the 737 spiraled into the Makassar Strait.