Final Four Minutes of South Korea Air Crash Recorders Missing

South Korea Air Crash Recorders Missing Final Four Minutes

The flight touched down about a third of the way along the runway without its landing gear down.

Flight Data Loss

Flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the South Korean passenger plane that crashed last month stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, the country's transport ministry has said. The crash of the Jeju Air flight killed 179 people, making it the deadliest air accident on Korean soil. Two cabin crew members were the only survivors.

Investigation and Analysis

Investigators had hoped that data on the recorders would provide insights about the crucial moments before the tragedy. The ministry said it would analyze what caused the "black boxes" to stop recording. Sim Jai-dong, a former transport ministry accident investigator, told Reuters news agency that the loss of data from the crucial final minutes was surprising and suggested that all power, including back-up, could have been cut.

Unanswered Questions

Many questions remain unanswered. Investigators have been looking at the role that a bird strike or weather conditions may have played. They have also focused on why the Boeing 737-800 did not have its landing gear down when it hit the runway.

Conclusion

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