A passenger jet crashed in South Korea, killing at least 174 people. The Boeing 737-800 was making a second landing attempt after its landing gear failed.
A passenger jet carrying 181 people has crashed in South Korea , killing at least 174 people. Two crew members have been rescued but all other missing people are now presumed dead, according to firefighters. The incident is the deadliest disaster in South Korea 's aviation history. The Boeing 737-800 jet - Jeju Air flight 7C2216 from Bangkok - was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members.
It was making a second attempt at a crash landing after its landing gear failed to open, local media reports. Witnesses on the ground reported hearing a 'loud explosion' and seeing sparks in the plane's engine before it crashed. The plane veered off a runway at Muan International Airport and crashed into a wall, bursting into flames. Officials say birds may have struck an engine before the crash, reports Yonhap News Agency. The airport's control tower warned the plane about the bird strike and gave the pilot permission to land in a different area to normal, according to South Korea's transport ministry. A passenger texted a relative to say a bird was stuck in the wing of the plane, News1 reports. Their final message was said to have been: 'Should I say my last words?' The pilot sent out a distress signal shortly before the crash, officials said. Workers have now retrieved the flight data recorder from the plane's black box and are still looking for the cockpit voice recording device, said senior transport ministry official Joo Jong-wan. Just two days ago, a passenger claiming to have travelled on the same plane said it had an engine shut down as people were boarding, according to Sky's correspondent in the region, referencing Yonhap News Agency. A passenger who boarded the Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 said: 'I was on the same plane at the time and the engine shut off several times
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