SEOUL — South Korea will release by Monday a preliminary report on last month's Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people, the deadliest air disaster on the nation's soil, the transport ministry said on Saturday.
SEOUL — South Korea will release by Monday a preliminary report on last month's Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people, the deadliest air disaster on the nation's soil, the transport ministry said on Saturday.One area under investigation is what role a bird strike played in the Dec. 29 crash of flight 7C2216 as it arrived at Muan International Airport from Bangkok, according to a ministry statement.
, the pilots discussed birds flying under the Boeing 737-800, then declared mayday at 08:58:56, reporting a bird strike while the plane was on a go-around, the statement said.Airport CCTV footage also showed the plane making 'contact' with birds during the go-around, it said. Previously the ministry had said the pilots issued the distress signal due to bird strikes before going around.The jet crashed at 9:02:57 a.m.
To Release Initial Air Crash Report By Monday
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