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Jeju Air crash: the accident and early investigation

Separate the December crash from later discoveries about flight recorders and the preliminary report. Evidence recovered during an investigation is not the same as a final finding of cause.

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Reviewed 9/21/2026

December 29, 2024-January 27, 2025. Later investigation findings are outside this early-evidence timeline.

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Jeju Air aircraft crashes at Muan

A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crashed at Muan International Airport, killing 179 of the 181 people on board.

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The crash date is distinct from the January report used here. The sequence does not assign a final cause.

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A preliminary accident report is released

Investigators released a preliminary report describing recorder gaps and evidence recovered from the aircraft.

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Preliminary reporting records the evidence then available. It is not a final accident-cause determination.

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Through 1/27/2025

December 29, 2024-January 27, 2025. Later investigation findings are outside this early-evidence timeline.