A Lion Air plane was attempting to land when it overshot the runway in Bali, and fell into the sea from a height of about 160 feet. One passenger said everyone on board was screaming, and thought they would drown. NBC's Annabel Roberts reports.
By Marian Smith, Staff Writer, NBC News
A passenger jet skidded off the runway into the ocean while attempting to land on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Saturday, local officials said.
"The aircraft was from Bandung, West Java, and about to land in Bali Ngurah Rai Airport but it probably failed to reach the runway and fell into the sea," Lion Air spokesman Edward Sirait said according to Reuters.
Everyone survived, the company and the government said according to Reuters. There were no early reports of injuries.
Sirait said there were 101 passengers and seven crew on board the Lion Air flight when it landed in the water at 3:45 p.m. (3:45 a.m. ET). Earlier reports said that 172 people were aboard the Boeing 737.
The plane stopped in shallow waters at least 650 feet past the end of the runway, Indonesian media reported. Local TV footage showed the plane with slightly ruptured fuselage floating in the water. People in life vests were also visible in the water.
Multiple pictures of the crippled plane circulated on Twitter.
"There was no sign at all it would fall but then suddenly it dropped into the water," passenger Tantri Widiastuti, 60, told Metro TV. "I saw holes in the floor of the plane ... we were evacuated quickly."?
An investigation is under way, and the National Transportation Safety Board said it was sending a team to the site.
Reuters reported that Lion Air is a popular budget airline in Indonesia, which has a poor airline safety record.
This is a breaking news story. Please check back for more updates.
NBC News' Matthew DeLuca and Reuters contributed to this report.
This story was originally published on Sat Apr 13, 2013 5:05 AM EDT
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