Man lost 12 family members in plane crash in South Korea's Muang
A South Korean citizen said he lost 12 members of his family in the Jeju Air plane crash in Muang. This was reported by Yonhap News Agency.
The man, whose identity was not disclosed, said that after traveling with his family, he was forced to return to India instead of South Korea because of work. His relatives, including his daughter, who were aboard the crashed plane, died.
"My little girl's voice keeps echoing in my head. She told me that they were going to celebrate her grandfather's birthday," he shared.
He also emphasized that he believes it is important to accurately establish the cause of the crash.
The crash of the Jeju Air plane while landing at Muang Airport became known on December 29. Authorities are conducting an investigation at the scene to determine the exact cause of the crash. According to the airport authority, the plane crashed on landing on the fuselage due to a landing gear failure before it could shed speed. There were 181 people on board the airliner: 175 passengers (173 South Korean citizens, two from Thailand) and six crew members, two of whom survived. The bodies of all 179 dead have been recovered.
South Korean authorities have retrieved black boxes from the plane, including a sound recording device. The country has declared seven days of national mourning in connection with the crash.
The New York Times noted that the plane's crew may have faced a fatal combination of factors that contributed to the crash. For example, the pilot of the plane may not have had full control of the engines and landing gear when it landed. This deprived him of his primary means of slowing the airplane's speed. In addition, he did not activate the flaps, which would have also helped reduce the airplane's speed. The concrete structure that the airplane crashed into was also a key cause of the crash.
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