While South Korea was shaken by a governance crisis, the disaster at the airport shook the country deeply. A passenger plane went out of control during landing in Muan city. According to initial findings, 75 people were reported to have lost their lives, but it is estimated that 179 of 181 passengers died.
DISASTER DURING LANDING
According to the news of the South Korean agency Yonhap, the plane belonging to the Jeju Air airline had an accident while landing at Musan International Airport in the city of Muan, 288 kilometers southwest of the capital Seoul.
Fire crews stated that the plane lost control during landing and went off the runway and crashed into the fence surrounding the airport.
THE PLANE BURNED TO ASHES
The teams intervened in the plane, which was mostly destroyed by fire in the accident, extinguished the fire, and rescued 1 passenger and 1 cabin crew.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ONLY 2 PEOPLE WERE SAVED
Fire officials reported that, according to initial findings, 75 people died in the accident.
It is estimated that 179 people on the plane carrying 181 people died.
ALMOST ALL WERE SOUTH KOREA CITIZENS
It was noted that the plane carrying 175 passengers and 6 crew made the Bangkok-Muan flight, and that the passengers except 2 Thai citizens were South Korean citizens.
WHY DID THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN?
It was reported that the accident was caused by a malfunction in the landing gear of the plane, and that the plane, whose landing gear did not open on the first flight, crashed during a forced landing on the second flight.
(AA)