Plane crash in South Korea: investigation names cause of the tragedy.

According to Reuters, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft of Jeju Air, which crashed in South Korea, had ducks in its engines. This was the main cause of the accident.

Both engines were affected, and the front part of the plane was scattered over a considerable distance from the embankment.

On January 27, investigators released a preliminary report on the accident. The report stated that DNA from ducks was found in the engines of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

These are birds that nest in northern Asia and fly to South Korea in large flocks for wintering.

The report confirmed that the aircraft landed with its landing gear retracted, overshot half of the runway, collided with the embankment, caught fire, and partially exploded.

Experts claim that the high number of casualties was due to the design on the runway that directs planes for landing.

The report included most of the initial findings of the investigators, including the fact that the pilots noticed a flock of birds close to landing. The exact Time pilots reported the collision has not been established.

Also, the aircraft's flight recorders, which record conversations in the cockpit and instrument readings, were turned off at that time for unknown reasons.

During the accident, the aircraft was traveling at a speed of 298 km/h at an altitude of 152 meters and was only 2 kilometers away from the runway.

Regarding the flight recorders' disconnection, investigators have not yet been able to precisely determine why the aircraft overshot half of the runway and landed without its landing gear extended.

In the future, investigators plan to disassemble the engines, study their components, analyze flight data and dispatch data, as well as examine the runway, locators, and other evidence from the plane's collision with the birds.

The final report on the accident is expected within a year.

Recall that the Jeju Air passenger plane crashed while landing at Muan Airport, South Korea. 179 people died in the accident, two managed to survive.