On October 29, 2018, Lion Air Flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea minutes after takeoff from Jakarta, Indonesia. All 189 passengers and crew were killed in the disaster. What caused the plane to crash is still under investigation, but authorities have released several findings that could have played a role in the disaster.
The plane was a Boeing 737 MAX 8, and it was less than two months old when it crashed. Shortly after takeoff, the plane began to …