MUAN — 2024 · Major Tragedy
The Jeju Air Flight 2216 Disaster — Muan Airport
On 29 December 2024 Jeju Air Flight 2216, a Boeing 737-800 from Bangkok, declared an emergency after a bird strike while approaching Muan International Airport in South Korea. After a go-around, the aircraft belly-landed on its second attempt without its landing gear deployed, overran the runway and struck a concrete embankment housing the instrument landing system antennas, bursting into flames. Of the 181 people on board, 179 were killed; only two cabin crew in the tail section survived. It was the country's deadliest aviation disaster in more than two decades. Investigators found bird remains in both engines, and the presence of the concrete berm at the runway's end drew heavy criticism.
- Date
- 2024
- Place
- South Jeolla, South Korea, Muan, KR
- Category
- Major Tragedy
- Case Status
- Under Investigation
- Coordinates
- 34.9910, 126.3830 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 29 December 2024After a bird strike the aircraft belly-landed and struck the embankment at the runway's end.
- 29 December 2024It was confirmed that 179 of 181 people died and two cabin crew survived.
- 11 January 2025Investigators said both flight recorders stopped four minutes before the crash.
- 2025Investigators said bird DNA had been found in both engines.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Jeju Air Flight 2216 en.wikipedia.org ↗
- CNN — South Korea plane crash leaves 179 dead cnn.com ↗
- CBS News — Probe finds duck DNA in both engines cbsnews.com ↗
- Wikipedia
- CNN
- CBS News
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