A Jeju Air flight skidded off a runway in South Korea and collided with a concrete fence, killing no less than 177 folks, the Related Press reported, citing the nation’s Nationwide Hearth Company (NFA).
The Yonhap Information Company attributed the devastating crash, one of many worst within the nation’s historical past, to malfunctioning touchdown gear.Â
Jeju Air, a low-cost airline in South Korea, was carrying 175 passengers and 6 crew members within the Boeing 737-800 when the incident occurred Sunday morning native time at Muan Worldwide Airport in Muan County, South Jeolla Province, roughly 180 miles south of Seoul.
No less than 177 folks — 84 girls, 82 males and 11 others whose genders weren’t instantly identifiable — died within the hearth, the hearth company stated.Â
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Firefighters perform extinguishing operations on an plane which drove off runaway at Muan Worldwide Airport in Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, on Dec. 29. (Yonhap through Reuters)
Firefighters perform extinguishing operations on an plane which drove off runaway at Muan Worldwide Airport in Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, on Dec. 29. (Yonhap through Reuters)
In accordance with the NFA, emergency employees rescued two folks, each crew members who had been acutely aware. Three folks remained lacking about 9 hours after the incident.
The airplane landed at 9:07 a.m. native time on the airport when the incident occurred.Â
In accordance with the Related Press, the passenger airplane slammed right into a concrete fence on the runway after its entrance touchdown gear didn’t deploy.Â
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The airplane was flying again to South Korea from Thailand, the Yonhap Information Company reported.
Photographs shared by native media confirmed smoke billowing out of the airplane.
A senior Transport Ministry official stated that the flight knowledge recorder from the airplane’s black field was retrieved and that crews had been nonetheless looking for the cockpit voice recording machine, in response to the AP.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
