Boeing 737-800 crash, Dec 29, 2024 (179 killed), Muan
Boeing 737-800 accident on December 29, 2024 near Muan, South Jeolla, South Korea with 179 fatalities. Cause: Final report not yet published. A bird...
- Date: December 29, 2024
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-800
- Location: Muan, South Jeolla, South Korea
- Fatalities: 179
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Final report not yet published. A bird strike was reported, the aircraft belly landed with the gear retracted and hit a concrete structure beyond the runway end. Both flight recorders stopped recording four minutes before the crash.
A Jeju Air Boeing 737 800 arriving from Bangkok reported a bird strike on approach to Muan, made a go around and then belly landed on the opposite runway. It overran at high speed and hit a concrete embankment carrying the localizer antennas beyond the runway end. 179 of the 181 people aboard died and two cabin crew survived.