South Korea Air Crash: Final Four Minutes of Recorder Data Missing

South Korea Plane Crash: Missing Final Minutes of Black Box Data Deepens Mystery

Flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the Jeju Air crash, South Korea’s deadliest air disaster, stopped recording four minutes before the accident that killed 179 people.

The crash occurred on December 29 as the Boeing 737-800, traveling from Bangkok, crash-landed at Muan International Airport, slid into a wall, and burst into flames. Only two cabin crew members survived.

South Korea’s transport ministry announced that analysis of the “black boxes” revealed a loss of critical data, prompting further investigation into the cause of the recording failure. The recorders were later sent to the United States for examination by American safety regulators.

Sim Jai-dong, a former accident investigator, called the loss of data unusual and suggested it might point to a total power failure.

Investigators are probing several factors, including bird strikes, adverse weather, and why the plane’s landing gear was not deployed when it hit the runway.

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