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South Korea: Air crash that left 179 dead due to pilot error

Updated on: 24 July,2025 11:05 AM IST  |  Seoul
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The finding — which implied human errors — drew quick, vehement protests from bereaved families and fellow pilots who accuse authorities of trying to shift responsibility for the disaster

South Korea: Air crash that left 179 dead due to pilot error

Wreckage of the aircraft after it crashed at Muan Airport on December 30, 2024. FILE PIC/AFP

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Initial results of investigations into last December’s devastating Jeju Air crash in South Korea that killed 179 people showed that, while both plane’s engines sustained bird strikes, its pilots turned off the less-damaged one before it crash-landed.

The finding — which implied human errors — drew quick, vehement protests from bereaved families and fellow pilots who accuse authorities of trying to shift responsibility for the disaster.


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