The black box of a Jeju Air aircraft behind the fatal accident on Dec. 29 stopped recording when the plane was approximately 2 kilometers from the runway at Muan International Airport, according to a preliminary report.

The preliminary report was released by the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board on Monday in South Korea.

THREE passengers were injured when flames ripped through a South Korean commercial plane today, forcing the evacuation of all 176 people on board. An Air Busan plane burst into flames on the

South Korean authorities have submitted a preliminary report on last month's fatal Jeju Air crash to the International Civil Aviation Organization. The ongoing investigation focuses on a 'bird impact' as well as examining the aircraft's engines and landing systems.

South Korea will release by Monday a preliminary report on last month's Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people, the deadliest air disaster on the nation's soil, the transport ministry said on Saturday.

On January 23, 2025, Park Sang-woo, the Minister of South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT), met with the CEOs of nine domestic low-cost carriers, including Jeju Air, T’way Air, Eastar Jet and Jin Air. During the meeting, the minister presented plans for stricter safety standards.

Duck remains were found in both engines of the Jeju passenger jet that crashed last month, killing 179 people in the worst air disaster in South Korea’s history.

SEOUL: Both engines of the Jeju Air plane that crashed last month contained duck remains, according to a preliminary report on Monday (Jan 27), with authorities still trying to determine what caused the deadliest air disaster on South Korean soil.

South Korea's authorities investigating last month's Jeju Air plane crash have submitted a preliminary accident report to the U.N. aviation agency and to the authorities of the United States, France and Thailand,

Traces of bird strikes were found in the engines of the Jeju Air flight that crashed at Muan International Airport, killing all but two of the 181 passengers. The preliminary report identified remains of migratory ducks.

A preliminary accident report submitted to the UN on Monday said the investigation into South Korea’s deadliest air disaster was ongoing.