South Korean investigators said Saturday they were close to finalising the transcript of the cockpit voice recorder from a fatal plane crash that left 179 people dead last week."The transcript of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) is expected to be completed today,
South Korean police on Thursday, January 2, raided Jeju Air's regional aviation office, the office is in Seoul, and the crash site as a part of the ongoing investigation, reported the news agency AFP.
Officials are investigating the cause of the deadliest aircraft crash in South Korean history, which killed 179 people.
The flight, operated by Jeju Air, was landing when it went off the runway in Muan, in the country’s southwest. Only two people survived the crash.
Footage of the crash showed the plane skidding across the airstrip at high speed, evidently with its landing gear still closed, and slamming into a wall.
Just two survivors were rescued from the wreckage of the passenger plane, which had been returning from Thailand.
Acting South Korean President Choi Sang-mok has told emergency responders to use "all available" resources to respond to the crash.
U.S. investigators are helping South Korea investigate the plane crash on Sunday that killed 179 people on board a plane from Thailand. The team of U.S. investigators will include the National
Acting South Korean President Choi Sang-mok has told emergency responders to use "all available" resources to respond to the crash.
Investigators from the NTSB and Boeing were expected to join the investigation into South Korea's deadliest air crash.
Families wept and wailed as officials read off the names of the victims who died on Sunday, Dec. 29, at Muan International Airport, where the crash occurred.
The exact cause of the Boeing 737-800 crash is still unknown, but investigators have pointed to a bird strike, faulty landing gear and the runway barrier as possible issues.