Authorities are carrying out investigations to establish the causes of the incident.
Investigations advance.
The crash of a commercial plane with registration (C2216 of Jeju Air) and carrying 181 passengers, leaves a partial toll of 47 dead, according to the first reports from the authorities in South Korea.
The accident occurred around 9:07 a.m. local time when the flight, which had departed from Bangkok airport in Thailand on the morning of that day, tHe was trying to land at the Muan airport and crashed into the fence.
The authorities confirmed that among the passengers Included were 6 crew members, 173 Korean passengers and 2 Thai passengers, Of whom two people are known to have been rescued alive by the fire department.
It is possible that the death toll will increase in the coming hours while the status of the victims is confirmed, authorities said.
Police and firefighters are investigating the exact cause of the accident, which they believe was caused by a failure in the deployment of the plane’s landing gear, possibly caused by a bird collision.
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Airport authorities said The plane was attempting a forced landing due to a landing gear malfunction when the accident occurred, after their first landing attempt failed.
However, the plane would not have been able to reduce speed until it reached the end of the runway, which caused the crash and the ship to start burning. Witnesses in the area indicated that some tires had not activated.
In the images, shared by Yonhap, sThe aircraft is seen severely damaged, with the tail severed and on fire.
The first report of the incident occurred shortly after 9:00 am, however, the first response from the authorities did not arrive until 9:46 am, chen 80 personnel from the rescue headquarters and the Fire Aviation Unit were mobilized.
The country’s acting president, Choi Sang-mok, ordered that all possible efforts be made in rescue operations after the accident and the police have also mobilized units to the area.
All domestic and international flights to and from Muan International Airport were canceled following the accident.
