South Korean Authority Still Analyzing Black Box Of Jeju Air Air Aircraft
JAKARTA - South Korean authorities completed search and recovery operations as well as an investigation into the Jeju Air plane crash on December 29 which killed 179 people.
Korean daily JoongAng on Sunday (26/1) reported the victim's family agreed to end the investigation after authorities disclosed details of a bird attack linked to the accident.
The association representing the victim's family announced that their decision to stop searching for body parts or remains.
The announcement follows a second meeting held at Muan International Airport, which will remain closed until April 18. Meanwhile, the remains and belongings of unidentified accident victims have been handed over to the National Forensic Service for identification.
Authorities said the results of the investigation showed that the migrated baikal birdeal hair and blood stains were found on both aircraft engines.
"We are currently synchronizing and analyzing black boxes as well as control communication recordings based on time zones to check aircraft operating conditions, external influences, and all abnormalities in aircraft or engines," an official said as quoted by ANTARA from Anadolu, Monday, January 27.
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The Boeing 737-800 Jeju Air, carrying 181 passengers, including six crew, crashed while landing in Muan Regency, 288 kilometers (199 miles) southwest of Seoul.
The accident, which was reported to have occurred at 9.07 am local time (07.07WIB), killed 179 people, and only two flight attendants survived.
The crash marked South Korea's deadliest flight crash involving domestic airlines since the Korean Air crashed in Guam in 1997, which killed 225 people.
Reports reveal all three landing wheels are not working properly. The pilot told the control tower about the collision with the bird before the accident.
An official from the Ministry of Transportation later confirmed this.
The US National Transportation Safety Agency (NTSB) said footage of flight data recorders and cockpit voice recorders stopped about four minutes before the plane hit the site's determining structure.