Crash: Sriwijaya B735 at Jakarta, lost height and impacted Java Sea

... and the rumors start.

In case you don’t know it, https://www.pprune.org/ (Professional Pilots Rumour Network) is another go-to site for Aviation news and incidents - it’s heavier weight than the “rumour” part of the name suggests.

AvHerald is one of my preferred sources of information regarding airline accidents. Additionally, several trusted aviation youtubers use it as a source of news related to accidents. Simon Hradecky, the site owner, very much sticks to the facts.

Fortunately most are minor problems. The C rated one is still kinda rare, especially on passengers flights.

How? The only commonality is that its an Aviation incident that lost an entire hull, but thats common major aviation incidents.

We know where this went down and already have debris.

MH370 probably also didn't go down due to catastrophic hull failure, as it seems probable in this case.

I dont understand what this comment is supposed to accomplish. Its just a wild random guess?

Whats the failure mode with bad kerosene? The rapid loss of height doesn't sound like a failed engine or similar.

Typically the crash investigation folks are open to considering every angle. Reputable airworthiness investigation programs will conduct a root cause analysis and compile a comprehensive report that can take months, sometimes even years.

Until more evidence and/or debris is found it's pointless to speculate as to the cause.

That sounds like it would cause engine failure. If your engine fails at a reasonable altitude soon after takeoff, you don't suddenly nose-dive, you glide back in to land at the nearest airport as every pilot regularly trains for.

Yes, the accident rates do vary by country and airline, with factors like how experienced (in hours) the pilots are required to be, how well-trained they are, how old the aircraft are, how well-maintained they are, whether there is a robust safety culture in which people feel they can speak up against unsafe behavior both while in the air and on the ground..

Lots of factors go into it.

The routes, air traffic control, politics and "respect" in the cockpit, maintenance procedures, weather, age of aircraft, etc.

Developing countries have it bad on most of the fronts.

However, sometimes it's just freak accidents...

Black swan event? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_swan_theory

I can't remember the last air crash in SE Asia. Thousands of flights take off and land there safely every day...

Edit to add: they're highly publicized because they're so rare. One of the last crashes in Indonesia I can recall is the 737MAX, and that's [Edit: Wrong info! It crashed October 2018!] almost 2 years ago (March 2019).