Plane crash in South Korea: Flight recorder data retrieved

Data from one of the flight recorders of the Jeju Air plane, which crashed last week, has been retrieved. The other recorder will be sent to the United States for decryption, Yonhap News Agency reports.

The flight recorder planned to be sent to the US has sustained some external damage. The timeline for its transfer remains uncertain and will be determined after consultations with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

At the same time, South Korea has completed retrieving data from the other recorder, which was found in relatively better condition. The data is currently being converted into audio files.

It is reported that two additional investigators from the aircraft manufacturing company Boeing Co. have joined the probe into the plane crash. This increases the number of members on the US investigation team to 10, including six from Boeing and three from the NTSB.

Airplane crash in South Korea

On December 29, a passenger plane, a Boeing 737-800, crashed in the city of Muan, South Korea. The aircraft was operating flight 7C2216 from Bangkok, with most passengers being citizens of the Republic of Korea.

Due to technical malfunctions, the plane could not deploy its landing gear. It veered off the runway, collided with an external airport wall, and caught fire. The crash resulted in the death of 179 people.

More information about this tragic incident can be found in the RBC-Ukraine report.