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Lion Air Flight 610

Coordinates: 5°46′15″S 107°07′16″E / 5.77083°S 107.12111°E / -5.77083; 107.12111
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Lion Air Flight 610
The aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in September 2018
Accident
Date29 October 2018 (2018-10-29)
SummaryCrashed into ocean shortly after take off
SiteJava Sea off the coast of Karawang, Indonesia
5°46′15″S 107°07′16″E / 5.77083°S 107.12111°E / -5.77083; 107.12111
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 737 MAX 8
OperatorLion Air
IATA flight No.JT610
ICAO flight No.LNI610
Call signLION INTER 610
RegistrationPK-LQP
Flight originSoekarno–Hatta International Airport
Jakarta, Indonesia
DestinationDepati Amir Airport
Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia
Passengers181
Crew8
Fatalities189 (presumed)[1]
Survivors0 (presumed)
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Crash site
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Soekarno–Hatta Intl AP
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Lion Air Flight 610's flight route

Lion Air Flight 610 (IATA code: JT610, ICAO code: LNI610) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Indonesian airline Lion Air from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta to Depati Amir Airport in Pangkal Pinang. On 29 October 2018, the aircraft operating the flight, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, crashed 13 minutes after takeoff.[2][3] Wreckage from the aircraft was found in the Java Sea offshore from the island of Java.[4]

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737 MAX 8 with registration PK-LQP, powered by two CFM International LEAP engines. It had been delivered new to Lion Air on 13 August 2018 and flown to Indonesia two months before the accident.[5] At the time of the accident, the aircraft had flown about 800 hours in service.[6] This is the first accident involving a 737 MAX since the type's entry into service in 2017.[7]

Passengers and crew

According to Indonesian officials, there were 181 passengers (178 adults and three children) on board the aircraft, as well as six cabin crew and two pilots, totaling 189 people on board.

Crew

Passengers

Flight details

The flight took off from Jakarta on 29 October 2018 at 6:20 a.m local time (28 October 2018, 23:20 UTC) and was scheduled to arrive at Depati Amir Airport in Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia at 7:20 a.m.[8] It took off in a westward direction before circling around to a northeasterly heading, which it held until crashing offshore at about 6:33 a.m. northeast of Jakarta in waters estimated to be up to 35 metres (115 ft) deep.[9] The aircraft reached a maximum altitude of about 5,000 feet (1,500 m) before descending and climbing several times until its final transmission showed it at an altitude of about 3,650 feet (1,110 m) with a speed of 345 knots (397 mph).[10] According to an official at Pangkal Pinang's search and rescue office, the flight crew had requested clearance to return to the Jakarta airport at some point during the flight.[11] The accident site was located 34 nautical miles (63 km) off the coast of the Karawang Regency on the island of Java.[6][12]

There were 181 passengers (178 adults and three children) on board the aircraft, as well as six cabin crew and two pilots.[8] Lion Air identified the flight's captain as Bhavye Suneja, an Indian who had flown for the airline for seven years and had about 6,000 hours of flight time, with his Indonesian co-pilot who had about 5,000 hours of flight time.[4] Twenty Ministry of Finance employees,[10] seven Bangka Belitung Regional People's Representative Council members[13] and three high and national court judges[14] were among the passengers.

Response

Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani comforting one of the next of kin. At least 20 people from her Ministry were killed in the crash

A search and rescue operation was deployed by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), with assistance from the Indonesian Air Force.[15] Basarnas dispatched about 150 people in boats and helicopters to the site of the accident.[9] Civilian vessels also responded to the reports of a downed aircraft, and the crew of a tugboat, the AS Jaya II, reported to authorities in Tanjung Priok that it had witnessed a plane crash at 6:45 a.m. and located debris in the water at 7:15 a.m.[8][16] Debris believed to be from the aircraft was found near an offshore refinery near the accident site.[17]

A spokesperson for the agency confirmed to reporters that the plane had crashed,[16] though as of about 9:00 a.m. a Tanjung Priok official said that no information had emerged about the condition of the people on board.[18] Muhammad Syaugi, head of Basarnas, later confirmed that there had been casualties, without specifying a number.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/lion-air-737-max-8-crash-confirmed-189-dead-453061/
  2. ^ "Lion Air Boeing Passenger Jet Has Crashed, Says Rescue Agency". Bloomberg News. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  3. ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (29 October 2018). "Pesawat Lion Air JT-610 Rute Jakarta-Pangkal Pinang Hilang Kontak - Kompas.com". KOMPAS.com. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b Massola, James; Rompies, Karuni; Rosa, Amilia (29 October 2018). "Lion Air flight crashes in Indonesia". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Lion Air Datangkan Pesawat Baru Boeing 737 MAX 8 ke-10". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). 15 August 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b CNN, Euan McKirdy,. "Lion Air flight crashes en route from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang". CNN. Retrieved 29 October 2018. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Indonesia: Lion Air flight from Jakarta to Sumatra crashes". Al Jazeera. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  8. ^ a b c Chan, Francis; Soeriaatmadja, Wahyudi (29 October 2018). "Lion Air plane carrying 188 on board crashes into sea shortly after take-off from Jakarta". The Straits Times. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  9. ^ a b c "Lion Air flight crashes in Indonesia". The Canberra Times. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Lion Air crash: officials say 188 onboard lost flight JT610 – latest updates". The Guardian. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Lion Air crash: Boeing 737 plane crashes in sea off Jakarta". BBC news Online. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Indonesian plane crashes into the sea with more than 180 on board". The Washington Post. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  13. ^ Okezone. "Ketinggalan Pesawat, 2 Anggota DPRD Ini Selamat dari Insiden Jatuhnya Lion Air : Okezone News". Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  14. ^ Saputra, Andi. "Tiga Hakim Ada di Pesawat Lion Air yang Jatuh, MA Berduka". detiknews. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Indonesia's Lion Air says it's lost contact with airplane". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  16. ^ a b Lamb, Kate (29 October 2018). "Lion Air passenger plane flying from Jakarta crashes into the sea – latest updates". the Guardian. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  17. ^ "Indonesian plane with 189 aboard crashes into sea near Jakarta, wreckage found". Reuters. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  18. ^ "BREAKING: Contact lost with Lion Air plane, tugboat crew 'see debris of plane'". The Jakarta Post. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
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