Jeju Air 'black box' data missing from last 4 minutes before crash, South Korea ministry says

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The flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the Jeju Air jet that crashed on Dec 29 stopped recording approximately four minutes before the airliner struck a concrete structure at South Korea's Muan airport, the transport ministry said on Saturday (Jan 11).   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3bdymayw  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the Jeju Airjet that crashed on Dec.

00:0629 stopped recording approximately four minutes before the aircraft struck a concrete barrier

00:12at South Korea's Muan Airport.

00:15South Korea's Ministry of Transport stated on Saturday that investigators examining the

00:20nation's deadliest aviation disaster, which claimed 179 lives, are analyzing why the black

00:27boxes ceased recording.

00:30Two injured crew members seated in the tail section were rescued from the wreckage.

00:34The flight data recorder, deemed irretrievable for data extraction in South Korea, was sent

00:40to the United States for further analysis at the National Transportation Safety Board

00:44– NTSB – laboratory.

00:47However, authorities suspect the recorders suffered data loss, complicating efforts to

00:52uncover the jet's final moments.

00:54Jeju Air Flight 7C2216, en route from Bangkok, Thailand, to Muan in southwestern South Korea,

01:02belly-landed and overshot the runway before crashing into a concrete structure and erupting

01:08in flames.

01:09The incident has sparked a national outpouring of grief, with memorials established across

01:14the country.

01:16Investigators have identified potential contributing factors, including a bird strike, faulty landing

01:21gear, and the airport's runway barrier.

01:24The pilot reportedly aborted an initial landing attempt due to a bird strike and crashed on

01:29the second approach when the landing gear failed to deploy.

01:32Lead investigator Lee Seung-yeol disclosed this week that feathers were discovered in

01:37one of the plane's engines.

01:39However, he cautioned that a bird strike alone may not immediately result in engine failure.

01:45Authorities have raided Muan airport offices and Jeju Air's Seoul headquarters as part

01:49of the probe.

01:51Additionally, Jeju Air's CEO has been barred from leaving the country.

01:56Rival political parties have formed a joint task force to investigate the incident, and

02:01Transport Minister Park Sang-woo offered his resignation earlier this week.

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