South Korean authorities investigating the tragic Jeju Air crash last month released a preliminary accident report on January 27, revealing that the aircraft’s black box stopped recording approximately 2 kilometers before the plane approached the runway, Report informs via The Korea Herald.
It is the first report as part of the ongoing investigation into the deadly crash at Muan International Airport on December 29, which claimed the lives of 179 of the 181 people aboard the Boeing 737-800. Only two people survived.
The preliminary findings will be submitted to the International Civil Aviation Organization, as well as aviation authorities in the United States, France and Thailand, according to the transportation ministry.
The ICAO, a United Nations agency, mandates that investigators produce a preliminary report within 30 days of an aviation accident. It also encourages the release of a final report within 12 months.
The investigation committee under the transport ministry disclosed the approximate location where the black box, comprising the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, stopped functioning.
