Wreckage of the deadly Jeju Air aircraft that crashed and killed 179 folks on board in Muan, South Jeolla Province, Jan. 15. Yonhap
Korean authorities investigating the tragic Jeju Air crash final month launched a preliminary accident report Monday, revealing that the plane’s black field stopped recording roughly 2 kilometers earlier than the aircraft approached the runway.
It’s the first report as a part of the continuing investigation into the lethal crash at Muan Worldwide Airport on Dec. 29, which claimed the lives of 179 of the 181 folks aboard the Boeing 737-800. Solely two folks survived.
The preliminary findings shall be submitted to the Worldwide Civil Aviation Group (ICAO), in addition to aviation authorities in america, France and Thailand, in keeping with the transportation ministry.
The ICAO, a United Nations company, mandates that investigators produce a preliminary report inside 30 days of an aviation accident. It additionally encourages the discharge of a ultimate report inside 12 months.
The investigation committee beneath the transport ministry disclosed the approximate location the place the black field, comprising the flight knowledge recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR), stopped functioning.
In accordance with the report, the black field stopped recording at 8:58:50 a.m. on Dec. 29, 4 minutes and 7 seconds earlier than the plane struck a localizer close to the runway.
The ministry famous it might take a number of months to investigate the FDR and the CVR for additional verification.
The report additional acknowledged that the precise timing of the chook strike, the variety of birds concerned and whether or not different chook species had been current have but to be decided.
The ministry briefed bereaved households on the preliminary findings throughout a gathering Saturday. (Yonhap)
