Lion Air Flight 610 was a scheduled domestic flight operated by the Indonesian airline Lion Air from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta to Depati Amir Airport in Pangkal Pinang. On 29 October 2018, the Boeing 737 MAX operating the route crashed into the Java Sea 13 minutes after takeoff, killing all 189 passengers and crew.
The aircraft took off from Jakarta on 29 October 2018 at 6:20 a.m. local time (28 October 2018, 11:20 p.m. UTC) and was scheduled to arrive at Depati Amir Airport in Pangkal Pinang at 7:20 a.m.It took off in a westward direction before circling around to a northeast heading, which it held until crashing offshore northeast of Jakarta in waters estimated to be up to 115 ft (35 m) deep.The flight crew had requested clearance to return to the Jakarta airport 35 km (19 nmi) into the flight.The accident site was located 34 km (18 nmi) off the coast of the island of Java.
Communication between air traffic control (ATC) and Flight 610 was suddenly lost at 6:33 a.m. ATC immediately informed authorities about the incident and the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency deployed three ships and a helicopter to the area. At 7:30 a.m., the agency received reports that Flight 610 had crashed a few kilometres from an offshore oil platform.Workers on the platform reportedly saw the aircraft crash with a steep nose-down angle.Boats from the platform were immediately deployed and debris from the crashed aircraft was found shortly after.
The aircraft took off from Jakarta on 29 October 2018 at 6:20 a.m. local time (28 October 2018, 11:20 p.m. UTC) and was scheduled to arrive at Depati Amir Airport in Pangkal Pinang at 7:20 a.m.It took off in a westward direction before circling around to a northeast heading, which it held until crashing offshore northeast of Jakarta in waters estimated to be up to 115 ft (35 m) deep.The flight crew had requested clearance to return to the Jakarta airport 35 km (19 nmi) into the flight.The accident site was located 34 km (18 nmi) off the coast of the island of Java.
Communication between air traffic control (ATC) and Flight 610 was suddenly lost at 6:33 a.m. ATC immediately informed authorities about the incident and the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency deployed three ships and a helicopter to the area. At 7:30 a.m., the agency received reports that Flight 610 had crashed a few kilometres from an offshore oil platform.Workers on the platform reportedly saw the aircraft crash with a steep nose-down angle.Boats from the platform were immediately deployed and debris from the crashed aircraft was found shortly after.
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