Indonesian Boeing 737 with 59 passengers reported on board went missing within minutes of takeoff

• A flight departing from Jakarta, Indonesia has gone missing within four minutes of taking off, according to flight tracker website FlightRadar24.
• Sriwijaya Air flight #SJ182 had been flying to Pontinak in Borneo, Indonesia which is around 740km from Soekarno-Hatta Airport. 
• According to Indonesian newspaper, Republika, the plane was carrying 59 passengers, including five children and a baby.
• The Boeing 737-500 lost more than 10,000ft of altitude in under a minute and an ADS-B signal was lost at 2.37 p.m local time. 
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A flight departing from Jakarta, Indonesia, has gone missing within four minutes of taking off, according to the flight tracker website FlightRadar24.

—Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) January 9, 2021

An Indonesian newspaper, Republika, reported the plane was carrying 59 passengers, including five children and a baby.

Sriwijaya Air flight #SJ182 had been flying to Pontianak in Borneo, Indonesia, around 740km from Soekarno-Hatta Airport. 

The Boeing 737-500 lost more than 10,000ft of altitude in under a minute and an ADS-B signal was lost at 2.37 p.m local time.

It has registration number PK-CLC (MSN 27323) and took its first flight in May 1996. 

The plane is not a 737 Max that was recertified to fly again recently after two major crashes.

This is a breaking news story and more information will be added as it becomes available.