Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 crashed on Sunday, carrying 181 people from Thailand. All died, leaving 2 flight attendants.

On Sunday, a Jeju Air flight was coming from Bangkok. The flight carried 181 passengers. While landing at South Korea’s Muan International Airport, the flight burst and turned into fumes.

In one analysis, it was analyzed that the flight caught a tragedy by collapsing with a bird, but another analysis shows that while landing, the flight hit a concrete object and burst into ashes.

The US and South Korean investigators investigated the scene and reached these conclusions. However, Joo-Jong Wan, South Korea’s Deputy Minister for Civil Aviation, stated that we had archived the recorder box of the flight, but it is difficult to extract data from the recorder box.

South Korean authorities have decided to send the recovered black boxes to the United States(US). The authorities said that the US, along with the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), deeply analyzed the black boxes of the crashed plane.

Joo confirmed that both black boxes were retrieved. It was already sent to the analysis department and they are converting the data into audio form. The step is crucial as it will help the investigator’s to listen to the pilot’s final conversation. The conversation helps them in reaching to the absolute cause of the tragedy.

However, the flight data recorder was found with a missing connector. Joo said that experts are trying their best to retrieve data out of it. He suspects that the examiner analyzed the situation and primarily pointed out a bird strike as the cause of the crash, but later on, they focused on a concrete barrier at the runway’s end with which the plane hit and turned down into flames.

Aviation safety director Yoo Kyeong-soo said these checks aim to address concerns about mechanical issues with the landing gear, which “did not deploy properly in this case.”

Local reports mentioned that the landing gear worked correctly during the first failed landing attempt of Jeju Air Flight 2216 but malfunctioned during the second attempt. Officials said the Accident Investigation Board would look into this issue thoroughly by reviewing evidence and testimonies.

Families of the victims have been frustrated by delays in identifying their loved ones, as the crash extensively damaged the bodies. Despite these challenges, officials announced that the identification process was finally completed.

Acting President Choi Sang-mok said more remains had been handed over to families for funerals. The authorities expected that a fully-fledged report regarding the incident would soon be released.