Indonesia Starts Probe Into Lion Air Crash Off Bali Coast
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Indonesia started investigations into at least its fourth aircraft accident in 16 months after a Boeing Co. 737-800 passenger jet operated by PT Lion Mentari Airlines, which is banned from flying in Europe, crashed into the sea off Bali’s international airport.
The plane’s cockpit voice recorder has been found and is being retrieved, Transport Minister Evert Erenst Mangindaan said in a press briefing in Jakarta today. The process is expected to be concluded today, he said. The accident, which caused no fatalities among the 108 passengers and crew, was the first with total hull loss on an Indonesian commercial carrier since November 2011, according to the Flight Safety Foundation.