Officials from the United States have joined the investigation into Sunday's deadly crash of a passenger jet in South Korea.
The Boeing 737 operated by South Korean low-cost carrier Jeju Air belly-landed and smashed into a barrier at Muan International Airport in the country's southwest. The crash killed 179 of the 181 people aboard.
Investigators from the US National Transportation Safety Board and Boeing arrived at the site and started a joint probe with South Korea's investigation board on Tuesday.
The aircraft didn't have its landing gear deployed when it crashed on its second attempt to land. Yonhap News Agency quoted multiple witnesses as saying they saw the wheels deployed in the first try.
Yonhap also quoted a government official as saying they believe they can determine details of the incident after analyzing data from the flight recorder and other instruments.
The government declared a mourning period through Saturday for the deadliest plane accident in South Korea. Venues to pay tribute to the victims and offer flowers have been set up across the country.
The Boeing 737 operated by South Korean low-cost carrier Jeju Air belly-landed and smashed into a barrier at Muan International Airport in the country's southwest. The crash killed 179 of the 181 people aboard.
Investigators from the US National Transportation Safety Board and Boeing arrived at the site and started a joint probe with South Korea's investigation board on Tuesday.
The aircraft didn't have its landing gear deployed when it crashed on its second attempt to land. Yonhap News Agency quoted multiple witnesses as saying they saw the wheels deployed in the first try.
Yonhap also quoted a government official as saying they believe they can determine details of the incident after analyzing data from the flight recorder and other instruments.
The government declared a mourning period through Saturday for the deadliest plane accident in South Korea. Venues to pay tribute to the victims and offer flowers have been set up across the country.
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US officials joined a joint investigation with South Korea into a deadly crash of a Jeju Air Boeing 737 at Muan International Airport, resulting in the death of 179 passengers. The plane failed to deploy landing gear on its second attempt. Investigators aim to analyze flight recorder data and
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20241231_13/
Date: Dec. 31, 2024
Created: 2025/01/02 07:00
Updated: 2025/12/08 07:28
Last Read: 2025/01/02 09:31