How did a 15 year old plane crash in South Korea? In which 176 people lost their lives; see the horrifying scene in pictures:

How did a 15 year old plane crash in South Korea? In which 176 people lost their lives; see the horrifying scene in pictures

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Desk 2024-12-29 16:39:00

01 / 06

How did the plane crash?

A Jeju Air plane veered off the runway and crashed into a fence wall while landing in Muan City, a southwestern county in South Africa. At least 176 of the 181 passengers were killed.

02 / 06

How old was the plane?

The Transport Ministry said the plane was a 15-year-old Boeing 737-800 jet returning from Bangkok and the accident occurred at 9.03 am local time.

03 / 06

Possibility of bird strike

Witnesses to the deadly plane crash in Muan said they saw flames in the plane's engine and heard explosions. It is suspected that the bird hit may have caused the landing gear to malfunction.

04 / 06

Did the plane land without landing gear?

Video broadcast by local TV stations showed the plane attempting to land without its landing gear deployed. Authorities believe a landing gear malfunction, possibly caused by a bird strike, may have caused the crash.