A Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea, killing all but two of the 181 passengers aboard. Video footage and preliminary examinations suggest that the landing gear was not deployed, leading to a belly landing and subsequent crash. Investigations are ongoing, with experts focusing on potential issues with the plane's hydraulic control systems.
Experts from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and joint investigation team between the U.S. and South Korea check the site of a plane crash at Muan International Airport in South Korea on Dec. 31.All but two of the 181 people aboard the Boeing 737-800 operated by South Korean budget airline Jeju Air died in Sunday’s crash.
The ministry said that a delegation of eight U.S. investigators – one from the Federal Aviation Administration, three from National Transportation Safety Board and four from Boeing – made an on-site visit to the crash site on Tuesday. The results of their examination weren’t immediately available. The Boeing 737-800 – an earlier version of 737 than the Max – is a widely used plane with a good safety record, according to Najmedin Meshkati, an engineering professor at the University of Southern California who has studied aviation safety.
South Korean officials have said they will look into whether the Muan airport’s localizer – a concrete fence housing a set of antennas designed to guide aircraft safely during landings – should have been made with lighter materials that would break more easily upon impact.
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