South Korea’s Preliminary Jeju Air Crash Report Focuses on Bird Strike
- Preliminary report sheds light on final few minutes of flight
- Investigations are ongoing with core questions unanswered
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South Korea released a preliminary report into last month’s deadly Jeju Air Co. crash that offers more detail on the role of bird strikes in the disaster, while still leaving crucial questions unanswered.
The report sheds additional light on the final minutes of the flight, as well as analysis of the aircraft’s engines. The Dec. 29 incident killed all but two of the 181 passengers and crew on board after the plane belly landed, overran the runway at Muan International Airport, then crashed into an embankment and exploded into a fireball.