A routine flight. 162 lives. A sudden silence over the Java Sea.”

On December 28, 2014, AirAsia Flight 8501 vanished from radar en route from Surabaya to Singapore. No mayday. No warning. Just a chilling disappearance during bad weather.

For days, the world watched. Families prayed. Search teams scoured the sea.

What caused the sudden drop?
Was it weather… or something else?

This is the story of Flight 8501 a journey that began in the morning sky and ended in unanswered questions.