South Korean Investigators to Send Black Box to US for Analysis After Jeju Air Crash

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South Korean Investigators to Send Black Box to US for Analysis After Jeju Air Crash

Loveworld / 4 minutes

January 2, 2025

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South Korean investigators have announced that they will send one of the retrieved black boxes from the Jeju Air crash to the United States for analysis. The disaster, which occurred on December 29, 2024, resulted in the deaths of 179 people, making it South Korea’s deadliest aviation accident. The flight, which was carrying 181 passengers and crew from Thailand to South Korea, issued a mayday call before belly-landing and crashing into a barrier, causing a fiery explosion. Only two flight attendants survived after being pulled from the wreckage.
Following the tragic event, both South Korean and US investigators, including representatives from Boeing, have been working at the crash site in Muan, located in the southwest of the country. Deputy Minister for Civil Aviation Joo Jong-wan confirmed that one of the black boxes, the flight data recorder, had been deemed unrecoverable for data extraction domestically. As a result, it will be sent to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for further analysis.
Joo also noted that the cockpit voice recorder had been successfully retrieved, with the initial extraction of data already completed. Investigators are working diligently to determine the cause of the crash and ensure all available evidence is analyzed thoroughly.