A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 en route from Bangkok crashed while attempting to land in Muan, South Korea, killing 179 passengers and crew. The plane's front landing gear seemingly failed to deploy, causing it to skid off the runway and collide with a concrete wall. Two crew members survived the crash. Investigations are underway to determine the cause, including the possibility of a bird strike.
A Jeju Air passenger plane carrying 181 people crashed into a concrete wall at a South Korea n airport Sunday, killing all but two people on board after its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy.The Boeing 737 -800 arrived from Bangkok and crashed around 9:03 a.m. while attempting to land in Muan, about 180 miles south of Seoul, officials said. Of the 181 people on board, 179 of them died. Two crew members were pulled to safety and are expected to survive.
The passengers were mostly South Korean, along with two people from Thailand.Video shared by South Korean television channels showed the plane skidding across the airstrip at high speed, apparently with its landing gear still closed, overrunning the runway and colliding head-on with a concrete wall on the outskirts of the facility, triggering an explosion. The plane was immediately engulfed in flames, sending large billows of black smoke into the sky.Officials are still investigating what caused the crash, including whether the aircraft was struck by birds. Communication records show the airport control tower issued a bird strike warning to the plane shortly before it intended to land and gave its pilot permission to land in a different area. The pilot sent out a distress signal shortly before the plane crashed. It could be months before investigators determine the cause.Kim E-bae, Jeju Air’s president, apologized to grieving families at a press conference and said he feels 'full responsibility' for the accident.Kim said the company hadn’t identified any mechanical problems with the aircraft following regular checkups and that he would wait for the results of government investigations into the cause of the incident.Boeing released a statement following the crash and said it’s fully cooperating with Jeju Air and investigators.'We extend our deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones, and our thoughts remain with the passengers and crew,' Boeing sai
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