Lion Air flight JT610 crashed on 29 October 2018, at about 0632 Local Time (23:32 UTC 28 October 2018). It was a flight operated by Lion Mentari Airlines (Lion Air) with a Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft registered PK-LQP, and was a scheduled passenger flight from...
On 30 October 2009, Garuda Indonesia flight GA142, operated with a Boeing B737-300 registered PK-GGQ, was being flown on a scheduled passenger service from Soekarno–Hatta Airport, Jakarta to Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport, Banda Aceh, via Polonia Airport, Medan. There...
An aviation accident is an incident in which an aircraft is damaged or destroyed as a result of a collision, fire, structural failure, or other event. Aviation accidents can be caused by a variety of factors, including mechanical failure, pilot error, adverse weather conditions, and sabotage. Aviation accidents can result in fatalities, injuries, and damage to property.
An aviation incident is an occurrence, other than an accident, that affects or could affect the safety of aircraft operations. Examples of aviation incidents include near collisions, runway incursions, and unruly passenger incidents.
A serious incident in aviation refers to an event that could have resulted in an accident or that had the potential to cause serious injury or death. Some examples of serious incidents in aviation include engine failure, in-flight fires, and loss of control of the aircraft.