A Jeju Air flight crashed in South Korea, killing 179 people. A passenger sent a final text about a bird in the wing before the crash. Video shows the plane skidding off the runway and exploding in flames.
A passenger aboard the doomed Jeju Air flight texted a relative with a final message moments before the plane slammed into a concrete barrier and burst into flames - killing 179 people. One of the passengers aboard the jet, which flew from Thailand to Muan International Airport Sunday morning, texted a relative that a bird was stuck in the plane’s wing, according to News 1 agency.
Video captured the horrifying moment the twin-engine Boeing 737-800 skidded down the runway with no working landing gear and slammed into a wall in a fiery explosion. Two crew members survived, but all others aboard are believed to be dead, officials said. The victims — including 85 women, 84 men, and 10 others who were not immediately identifiable — died in the blaze, the South Korean fire agency said. Officials said they were not in life-threatening condition. Some 1,570 firefighters, police officers, soldiers and other rescue workers were sent to the scene following the crash. Horrifying footage shows the Boeing jet’s explosion as it happened — with the plane appearing to land on its belly, sparks and smoke flying from the runway before it crashes and explodes in a fireball. Firefighters and rescue teams work at the wreckage of a passenger plane at Muan International Airport on Saturday in Muan-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) The plane had attempted one landing before the crash, but was forced to “go around” and try again when the landing gear failed to lower. Officials are investigating various theories about what caused the crash, including whether the plane was struck by birds, according to Muan Fire Chief Lee Jeong-hyeo
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