On 13 March 2019 , the FAA announced that new evidence found on the crash site and satellite data on Flight 302 suggested that the aircraft might have suffered from the same problem which the aircraft operating Lion Air Flight 610 had suffered from . Investigators discovered the jackscrew that controlled the pitch angle of the horizontal stabilizer of Flight 302 , was in the full " nose down " position . The finding suggested that , at the time of the crash , Flight 302 was configured to dive , similar to Lion Air Flight 610 . Due to this finding , some experts in Indonesia suggested that the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee ( NTSC ) should cooperate with Flight 302 's investigation team . Later on the evening , the NTSC offered assistance to Flight 302 's investigation team , stating that the committee and the Indonesian Transportation Ministry would send investigators and representatives from the government to assist with the investigation of the crash
Lion Air Flight 610
Lion Air Flight 610
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302