Lion Air Flight 904
The Boeing 737 as it came to rest after impacting the shallow waters | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13 April 2013 |
| Summary | Crashed into the sea on approach; controlled flight into water; failed go-around attempt |
| Site | Off Ngurah Rai International Airport, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia 8°44′57″S 115°8′29″E / 8.74917°S 115.14139°E |
| Aircraft | |
| PK-LKS, the aircraft involved, seen 9 days before the accident | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-8GP |
| Operator | Lion Air |
| IATA flight No. | JT904 |
| ICAO flight No. | LNI904 |
| Call sign | LION INTER 904 |
| Registration | PK-LKS |
| Flight origin | Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Bandung, Indonesia |
| Destination | Ngurah Rai International Airport, Denpasar, Indonesia |
| Occupants | 108 |
| Passengers | 101 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 46 |
| Survivors | 108 |
Lion Air Flight 904 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Husein Sastranegara International Airport in Bandung to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia. On 13 April 2013, the Boeing 737-800 operating the flight crashed into water short of the runway while on final approach to land. All 101 passengers and 7 crew on board survived the accident. At 3:10 pm, the aircraft crashed approximately 1.1 kilometres (0.6 nmi) short of the seawall protecting the threshold of Runway 09. The aircraft's fuselage broke into two and 46 people were injured, 4 of them seriously.
Among the findings contained in the final investigation report was that the crew continued the approach in adverse weather conditions beyond the point at which the approved procedure would have required to abort the landing. The subsequent attempt to go around was made too late to avoid the impact with the sea. There were no issues with the aircraft and all systems were operating normally.