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   The crash of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 is another blight on Indonesia’s already poor aviation safety record. The Boeing 737-500 jet disappeared minutes after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, during heavy rain. Indonesia's aviation record is one of the worst in Asia, with more civilian airliner passenger accidents since 1945 than any other country in the region. What sent Flight SJ182 hurtling into the Java Sea shortly after take off isn’t yet clear and likely won’t be until the plane’s black box is retrieved and examined. (Reuters Photo)

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   Many plane crashes: According to data from the Aviation Safety Network, Indonesia has had 104 civilian airliner accidents with over 1,300 related fatalities since 1945, ranking it as the most dangerous place to fly in Asia. (AP Photo)

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   Bad weather: Indonesia, home to one of Earth’s biggest archipelagos, a chain of islands that spooled out would stretch from London to New York, has one of the highest incidences of thunderstorms and lightning strikes anywhere. (Reuters Photo)

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   Archipelago nation: Low-cost air carriers bloomed and flying became a common way for people to travel across the vast archipelago nation where many areas still lack efficient or safe transportation infrastructure. (AP Photo)

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   Things have improved: Frequent inspections, stronger regulation of maintenance facilities and procedures, and better pilot training are being done and processed. (AP Photo)

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   Reason for latest crash: Boeing model was almost 27 years old. But it's too soon to tell. The plane left from Jakarta during heavy rain, but experts said poor weather was among several possible reasons, including human error and the plane's condition. (Reuters Photo)