title: Remembering the Musi - SilkAir Flight MI 185 crash victim identification.
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.
authors.affiliation: Singapore Armed Forces Medical Corps, Health Sciences Authority, Singapore.
authors.forename: Peng Hui
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Keng Poh
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Wee
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sahelangi
mesh_terms: D000060:Accidents, Aviation; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003792:Dental Records; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D005260:Female; D005553:Forensic Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D008297:Male