Karawang, located in the eastern part of Jakarta Bay.

The Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 plane crashed in the waters near the capital city was shattered due to its severe impact with sea surface after it dived at rapid speed, allegedly from 3,000-feet, making it break into pieces.

The flight JT610, disappeared from the radars on Monday morning, 13 minutes after taking off from the Jakarta airport at 6.20 a.m. heading to Pangkal Pinang, on the island of Bangka.

Before crashing, the Indian pilot Bhavye Suneja requested permission to return to the airport of the Indonesian capital, but did not send an emergency signal, officials said.

According to the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), the plane shattered due to its severe impact with the sea surface after it divedmedia.

AirNav Indonesia said the flight would have been given a priority landing spot had it declared an emergency.

The crash was one of a litany of accidents involving Indonesian airlines since 2000, including several involving Lion Air.

In 2013, a Lion Air Boeing 737 missed the runway and crashed into the sea near Bali, forcing passengers to swim to safety.

That same year, another Lion Air Boeing 737 collided with a cow while touching down at Jalaluddin Airport in Gorontalo.