South Korea Plane Crash Video | Jeju Crash in South Korea
Fatal Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 Crash In South Korea.
At least 179 people have been killed after a passenger plane skidded and crashed while trying to land at Muan International Airport in South Korea in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters.
Horrifying footage emerging of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 (not a Max) with 175 onboard involved in a crash at Muan International Airport in South Korea — video shows the aircraft attempting a ‘belly landing’ (without its landing gear extended) before impacting the perimeter wall.
South Korea Plane Crash Video
The incident occurred when a Jeju Air flight, carrying 181 passengers and crew from Bangkok, veered off the runway upon landing, colliding with a barrier and bursting into flames.
179 casualties’ after plane with 181 people on board crashes in South Korea. 2 survivors.
The plane’s landing gear failed to drop, so there were no brakes to slow the plane to a stop, so it just collided into the wall at close to full speed. pic.twitter.com/l0MVWQOtcN
— Imtiaz Mahmood (@ImtiazMadmood) December 29, 2024
As rescue operations continue, more than 130 people remain missing, with emergency services working tirelessly to sift through the wreckage.
The plane, identified as a Boeing 737, had a landing gear malfunction, which led to the catastrophic event.
Initial reports suggest that a possible bird strike may have contributed to the equipment failure, although this has not yet been confirmed by official investigations.
“When I woke up, I had already been rescued,” he told doctors at the hospital, according to its director Ju Woong.
BREAKING: ✈ A plane crash in South Korea killed 179 people out of 181, with only two survivors, Yonhap reported. pic.twitter.com/NnFoZGNaqx
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“He’s fully able to communicate,” Ju said. “There’s no indication yet of memory loss or such.”
The CEO of Jeju Air bowed in apology on Sunday after one of his airline’s planes crashed and burst into flames at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 120 people.
“Eyewitness accounts have talked then about a series of explosions and certainly images that we have been seeing have shown a catastrophic fire,” our correspondent added.
179 casualties’ after plane with 181 people on board crashes in South Korea. 2 survivors.
The plane’s landing gear failed to drop, so there were no brakes to slow the plane to a stop, so it just collided into the wall at close to full speed. pic.twitter.com/l0MVWQOtcN
— Imtiaz Mahmood (@ImtiazMadmood) December 29, 2024