A crew of US and South Korean investigators are to set to start wanting into the reason for the airplane crash that left 179 folks useless at Muan Worldwide Airport.
The disaster on Sunday is the worst airplane crash in South Korea’s historical past – with the youngest sufferer a three-year-old boy, based on a listing of passengers seen by native media shops.
South Korea’s transport ministry has stated the pilot reported that his plane had suffered a hen strike as he referred to as a mayday earlier than the tragedy.
The Jeju Air flight, a Boeing 737-800 jet, was carrying 175 passengers and 6 crew when it crashed on the airport within the south of the nation after departing from Bangkok.
It was making a second try at a crash touchdown after its touchdown gear did not open when it veered off a runway and struck a wall, bursting into flames.
Two crew members who have been on the rear of the airplane when it got here down have been the one survivors.
Kin of those that have been on board have gathered on the airport to await affirmation of the loss of life of their family members.
Most of the our bodies can solely be recognized by means of DNA testing and fingerprints.
Amongst these which have been already been recognized are 4 our bodies that will probably be launched to funeral properties following consultations with their bereaved households, South Korea’s ministry of land, infrastructure and transport (MOLIT) has stated.
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A girl prays at a memorial altar for the victims of the Jeju Air crash. REUTERS/Kim Hong-ji
Three of the our bodies have been launched to funeral properties within the southwestern metropolis of Gwangju whereas one has been launched to a house within the capital in Seoul, the ministry added.
It comes because the remaining 175 our bodies are being saved in 11 refrigerated containers in a brief morgue on the airport, which will probably be closed till 5am native time on 7 January whereas the accident investigation takes place.
The family of all those that died are being supported by greater than 60 psychological specialists, MOLIT stated.
In the meantime, a crew of 11 investigators from South Korea’s Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board will probably be wanting into the reason for the catastrophe with eight investigators from the US.
The American crew is made up of 1 investigator from the US Federal Aviation Administration, three investigators from the Nationwide Transportation Security Board and 4 folks from the plane producer Boeing.
It comes as an evaluation centre is checking the situation of the plane’s black field.
MOLIT stated: “A complete investigation is being performed on the upkeep historical past of main techniques comparable to engines and touchdown gears, and the standing of operation and upkeep data of the plane for six airways working the identical sort of plane because the accident plane.”
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Rescuers work on the wreckage of the plane. Pic: Reuters
Birds could have ‘struck engine’
The pilot’s mayday name got here as a passenger had texted a relative to say a hen was caught within the wing of the airplane, News1 reported.
Their remaining message was stated to have been: “Ought to I say my final phrases?”
Simply two days earlier than the crash, a passenger claiming to have travelled on the identical airplane stated it had an engine shut down as folks have been boarding, based on Sky’s correspondent in the region, referencing Yonhap Information Company.
A passenger who boarded the Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 stated: “I used to be on the identical airplane on the time and the engine shut off a number of instances.”
