Passenger Reveals Engine Trouble Before Muan Airport Plane Crash

Regarding the accident involving a 181-seater passenger plane that occurred just after 9 a.m. on the 29th at Muan International Airport in southwestern South Korea, a passenger who had been on the same plane two days earlier testified to Yonhap News Agency that “the engines stopped.” If this is true, it is possible that the aircraft involved in the accident had been experiencing problems for some time. The passenger boarded a flight from Bangkok to Muan International Airport in the early hours of the 27th. He said the engines had stopped starting several times before takeoff, and when he told the flight crew about it, they responded that there was “no problem.” Then, due to an issue at the airport, our departure was delayed by about an hour, but there were no other issues. The accident on the 29th occurred just after 9:00 a.m. The plane attempted a belly landing but failed, left the runway, crashed into a wall and burst into flames. According to the Korea Fire and Disaster Management Agency, at least 85 people were confirmed dead, and two survivors were rescued. Local fire officials announced that “most of the passengers are presumed dead.” According to Jeju Air, there were 181 people on board the plane, including 175 passengers and 6 crew members. [Shibue Chiharu]
12/29 (Sun) 13:16 Mainichi Shimbun.

韓国で着陸失敗の旅客機、2日前にエンジン止まる現象　乗客証言（毎日新聞） - Yahoo!ニュース

韓国南西部の務安（ムアン）国際空港で29日午前9時過ぎに発生した181人乗り旅客機の事故に関し、2日前に同じ旅客機に搭乗したという乗客が「エンジンが止まる現象があった」と聯合ニュースに証言した。

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