Retrieving the cockpit voice and data recorders of Lion Air flight JT610 has been the focus for investigators in Indonesia, as they try to determine the cause of the crash on Monday morning (Oct 29).
The plane took off from Jakarta and was heading to Pangkal Pinang on the island of Bangka, which lies east of Sumatra.
A total of 181 passengers – including two infants and one child – were on board the flight, the agency said. Two pilots and six crew members were also on board.
The finance ministry said about 20 of its employees were on the plane.
Officials are building up a picture of the brand-new plane's technical status, the condition and training of the crew as well as weather and air traffic recordings.
Video footage apparently filmed at the scene of the crash showed a fuel slick on the surface of the water.
The head of Indonesia's transport safety committee said he could not confirm the cause of the crash until the recovery of the plane's black boxes, as the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder are known.
"We are preparing to depart to the location," said Soerjanto Tjahjono. "The plane is so modern, it transmits data from the plane, and that we will review too. But the most important is the black box."
The weather at the time of the crash was clear, Tjahjono added.
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