Fatal crash in South Korea: 179 victims identified, state crisis threatens!

A severe aircraft accident led to the death of 179 people on Sunday morning (local time) in Muan Airport in South Korean. The accident affects flight 7c2216 of the low -cost airline Jeju Air. According to the current reports, 174 of the 179 fatalities have been identified. The first corpses were handed over to the families concerned for burial. The accident is considered one of the most fatal in the history of South Korea.

The machine, a Boeing 737-800, landed without a fold-out chassis and rolled beyond the runway before it went down on a wall and opened in flames. There were a total of 181 inmates on board the flight, including two Thai citizens. Only two members of the crew survived the crash. The recovery teams were able to ensure both flight writers, with the cockpit voice recorder in good condition and the flight data recorder was damaged.

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The investigation into the cause of the accident focuses on a possibly bird strike shortly before landing. The tower had previously warned the pilots, and they reported a bird strike via Mayday emergency call. However, the exact circumstances of how the bird strike could damage the chassis are still unclear. South Korea's government has initiated an immediate review of the maintenance documents of all Boeing 737-800 machines of national airlines because six airlines are affected. The South Korean armed forces also check their similar aircraft types.

As a result of the accident, a temporary corpse hall was set up at the airport and the population has been transferred to the state mourning. The incident already has an impact on Jeju Air's flight operations, since about 68,000 tickets were canceled after the accident. In addition, another machine of the same airline reported chassis problems one day after the accident and returned to the starting airport. President Yoon Suk Yeol was suspended in a state crisis, while US authorities, including Boeing and NTSB, offered their support in clarifying the accident. US President Joe Biden also expressed his condolences and support for those affected.