Photos: Lion Air plane crashes minutes after take-off from Jakarta, 189 onboard

By HT Correspondent

Updated On Oct 29, 2018 11:40 am IST

Indonesia’s disaster agency says a Lion Air passenger jet crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta and was carrying 188 passengers and crew. Spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said the aircraft, on a 1 hour and 10 minute flight to Pangkal Pinang on an island chain off Sumatra, was carrying 189 passengers, including one child and two babies, and eight crew members.. Wreckage had been found near where the plane lost contact with air traffic officials on the ground, but there has been no news of survivors so far.

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A Lion Air passenger jet is parked on the tarmac at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia. A Lion Air flight with 189 people on board is believed to have sunk after crashing into the sea off Indonesia’s island of Java on Monday, shortly after take off from the capital on its way to the country’s tin-mining hub, officials said. (Trisnadi / AP File)

Updated on Oct 29, 2018 11:40 am IST

A Lion Air passenger jet is parked on the tarmac at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia. A Lion Air flight with 189 people on board is believed to have sunk after crashing into the sea off Indonesia’s island of Java on Monday, shortly after take off from the capital on its way to the country’s tin-mining hub, officials said. (Trisnadi / AP File)

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In this photo released by Indonesian Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) rescuers inspect oil slick debris believed to be from Lion Air jet that crashed off West Java. A spokesman for Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said the Lion Air flight, JT610, lost contact 13 minutes after takeoff, adding that a tug boat leaving the capital’s port had seen the craft falling. (BNPB via AP)

Updated on Oct 29, 2018 11:40 am IST

In this photo released by Indonesian Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) rescuers inspect oil slick debris believed to be from Lion Air jet that crashed off West Java. A spokesman for Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said the Lion Air flight, JT610, lost contact 13 minutes after takeoff, adding that a tug boat leaving the capital’s port had seen the craft falling. (BNPB via AP)

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Lion Air official check the passenger list of Lion Air flight JT610, at Depati Amir airport in Pangkal Pinang. Flight JT610 took off around 6.20 a.m. and was due to have landed in the capital of the Bangka-Belitung tin mining region at 7.20 a.m., the Flightradar 24 website showed. (Elza Elvia / Antara Foto via REUTERS)

Updated on Oct 29, 2018 11:40 am IST

Lion Air official check the passenger list of Lion Air flight JT610, at Depati Amir airport in Pangkal Pinang. Flight JT610 took off around 6.20 a.m. and was due to have landed in the capital of the Bangka-Belitung tin mining region at 7.20 a.m., the Flightradar 24 website showed. (Elza Elvia / Antara Foto via REUTERS)

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Relatives of passengers on board Lion Air flight JT610, arrive at crisis center at Soekarno Hatta International airport near Jakarta. “We cannot give any comment at this moment,” Edward Sirait, chief executive of Lion Air Group, told Reuters, adding that a news conference was planned for later on Monday. “We are trying to collect all the information and data.” (Willy Kurniawan / REUTERS)

Updated on Oct 29, 2018 11:40 am IST

Relatives of passengers on board Lion Air flight JT610, arrive at crisis center at Soekarno Hatta International airport near Jakarta. “We cannot give any comment at this moment,” Edward Sirait, chief executive of Lion Air Group, told Reuters, adding that a news conference was planned for later on Monday. “We are trying to collect all the information and data.” (Willy Kurniawan / REUTERS)

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Rescuers inspect debris believed to be from the crashed Lion Air passenger jet. Indonesia’s disaster agency posted photos online of a crushed smartphone, books, bags and parts of the aircraft fuselage that had been collected by search and rescue vessels that have converged on the area. (BNPB via AP)

Updated on Oct 29, 2018 11:40 am IST

Rescuers inspect debris believed to be from the crashed Lion Air passenger jet. Indonesia’s disaster agency posted photos online of a crushed smartphone, books, bags and parts of the aircraft fuselage that had been collected by search and rescue vessels that have converged on the area. (BNPB via AP)

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Wreckage had been found near where the Lion Air plane lost contact with air traffic officials on the ground, said Muhmmad Syaugi, the head of the search and rescue agency. “We don’t know yet whether there are any survivors,” Syaugi told a news conference. “We hope, we pray, but we cannot confirm.” (BNPB via AP)

Updated on Oct 29, 2018 11:40 am IST

Wreckage had been found near where the Lion Air plane lost contact with air traffic officials on the ground, said Muhmmad Syaugi, the head of the search and rescue agency. “We don’t know yet whether there are any survivors,” Syaugi told a news conference. “We hope, we pray, but we cannot confirm.” (BNPB via AP)

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A relative of passengers prays as she and others wait for news at Depati Amir Airport. Spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said the aircraft, on a 1 hour and 10 minute flight to Pangkal Pinang on an island chain off Sumatra, was carrying 181 passengers, including one child and two babies, and eight crew members. (Hadi Sutrisno / AP)

Updated on Oct 29, 2018 11:40 am IST

A relative of passengers prays as she and others wait for news at Depati Amir Airport. Spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said the aircraft, on a 1 hour and 10 minute flight to Pangkal Pinang on an island chain off Sumatra, was carrying 181 passengers, including one child and two babies, and eight crew members. (Hadi Sutrisno / AP)

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Preliminary flight tracking data from Flightradar24 shows the aircraft climbed to around 5,000 feet (1,524 m) before losing, and then regaining, height, before finally falling towards the sea. Its last recorded position was about 15 km (9 miles) north of the Indonesian coastline, according to a Google Maps reference of the last coordinates reported by Flightradar24. (AP)

Updated on Oct 29, 2018 11:40 am IST

Preliminary flight tracking data from Flightradar24 shows the aircraft climbed to around 5,000 feet (1,524 m) before losing, and then regaining, height, before finally falling towards the sea. Its last recorded position was about 15 km (9 miles) north of the Indonesian coastline, according to a Google Maps reference of the last coordinates reported by Flightradar24. (AP)

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The accident is the first to be reported that involves the widely-sold Boeing 737 MAX, an updated, more fuel-efficient version of the manufacturer’s workhorse single-aisle jet. The first Boeing 737 MAX jets were introduced into service in 2017. The last major accident in Indonesia was in December 2014 when AirAsia Indonesia’s Airbus A320 aircraft crashed into the waters after taking off from Surabaya to Singapore with 162 people on board. (BNPB via AP)

Updated on Oct 29, 2018 11:40 am IST

The accident is the first to be reported that involves the widely-sold Boeing 737 MAX, an updated, more fuel-efficient version of the manufacturer’s workhorse single-aisle jet. The first Boeing 737 MAX jets were introduced into service in 2017. The last major accident in Indonesia was in December 2014 when AirAsia Indonesia’s Airbus A320 aircraft crashed into the waters after taking off from Surabaya to Singapore with 162 people on board. (BNPB via AP)

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