South Korean plane crash report says bird remains were found in engines, but no cause yet revealed The first report on last month’s Jeju Air crash in South Korea confirmed bird strikes in the plane's engines, though officials haven’t determined the cause of the accident that killed all but two of the 181 people on board.
Investigators have said that air traffic controllers warned the pilot about possible bird strikes two minutes before the aircraft issued a distress signal confirming that a bird strike had occurred, after which the pilot attempted an emergency landing.
Some experts have said that Muan International Airport’s localizer — a set of antennas in a concrete structure that guide aircraft during landings — likely made the crash of the Jeju Air plane worse.
The preliminary accident report released Monday said feathers and bird blood stains were found in both engines.
The report also said the plane's black box stopped recording about 4 minutes before the crash.
