The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that the flight recorder from Jeju Air 7C2216, which was severely damaged at Muan International Airport, will be analyzed in the United States.
A joint investigation team consisting of 12 members from Korea’s Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB) and 10 members from the United States Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, and Boeing, making a total of 22 members, is continuing the on-site investigation.
ARAIB is converting the material extracted from the voice recorder into audio files, a process expected to take about two days. The flight recorder was deemed impossible to extract data from domestically and, in cooperation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), it was agreed to analyze it in the United States. Departure is planned as soon as the specific schedule and ARAIB participants are determined.
The identities of all 179 passengers and crew members who died have been confirmed.
■ Incident Summary • December 29 8:54 am: Control tower approves landing 8:57 am: Control tower issues a bird flock avoidance warning 8:59 am: Pilot declares an emergency due to bird flock collision 9:00 am: Aircraft attempts landing 9:03 am: Aircraft lands without landing gear, deviates from runway end, collides with airport exterior wall, and stops. Fire breaks out 10:03 am: Comprehensive response headquarters transitions to and executes tasks 2:00 pm: Jeju Air official briefing held 2:42 pm: Among 181 passengers and crew, 120 dead, 2 injured, 59 missing 5:30 pm: Comprehensive support team for onsite response headquarters arrives at Muan Airport 6:00 pm: Jeju Air official briefing held 6:26 pm: Among 181 passengers and crew, 176 dead, 2 injured, 3 missing 9:54 pm: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport recovers the black box 10:00 pm: Among 181 passengers and crew, 179 dead, 2 injured
• December 30 6:48 am: All deceased bodies placed in temporary morgue 8:00 am: Family members begin painful identification process 11:00 am: Jeju Air official briefing held 7:51 pm: Identity of 164 deceased confirmed
• December 31 9:02 am: All bodies, except for 4 handed over to families, placed in the morgue freezer
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