Remembering the Musi - SilkAir Flight MI 185 crash victim identification.
- Author:
Peng Hui TAN
1
;
Keng Poh WEE
;
Peter SAHELANGI
Author Information
1. Singapore Armed Forces Medical Corps, Health Sciences Authority, Singapore.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Accidents, Aviation;
Child, Preschool;
Dental Records;
Dermatoglyphics;
Female;
Forensic Dentistry;
Humans;
Indonesia;
Male
- From:Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
2007;36(10):861-866
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
On 19 December 1997, SilkAir Flight MI 185, a Boeing B737-300 airliner crashed into the Musi River near Palembang, Southern Sumatra, enroute from Jakarta, Indonesia to Singapore. All 104 passengers and crew onboard were killed. Of the human remains recovered, 6 positive identifications were made, including that of one Singaporean. Two of the identifications were by dental records, 2 by fingerprints, 1 by age estimation and 1 by personal effects. This paper describes the crash victim identification of Flight MI 185. The authors were part of an Indonesia- Singapore forensic team deployed for 3 weeks in Palembang to assist the Indonesian authorities in human remains identification.
