Lion Air plane was 'not airworthy,' crash investigators say

Boeing 737 flew with faulty sensors but direct cause still unknown

Nurcahyo Utomo, a lead investigator with Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee, describes the preliminary findings on last month's Lion Air crash in Jakarta on Nov. 28.

ERWIDA MAULIA, Nikkei staff writer

November 28, 2018 13:27 JST

Updated on November 28, 2018 14:46 JST

JAKARTA -- Indonesian budget carrier Lion Air's Flight 610 flew with faulty airspeed sensors and was "not airworthy," according to investigators looking into why the Boeing 737 crashed last month, killing all 189 passengers and crew.