Hicks died at age 29 on 19 December 1997 aboard SilkAir Flight 185 when it crashed into the Musi River on the Indonesian island of Sumatra , most likely due to an act of suicide and mass murder by the Singaporean pilot . All 104 passengers aboard the flight died . After Hicks ' death , numerous publications including the book '' Heaven Can Wait : Conversations with Bonny Hicks '' by Tal Ben-Shahar featured her life and thought
SilkAir Flight 185
SilkAir Flight 185
Bonny Hicks