Plane overshoots runway, crashes at South Korean airport
- A passenger plane skidded off a runway in South Korea and burst into flames after its front landing gear failed to deploy.
- The disaster resulted in the deaths of 179 of the 181 people on board, according to the South Korean fire agency.
- Emergency workers rescued two crew members from the wreckage.
- The crash involved a 15-year-old Boeing 737-800 jet that arrived from Bangkok at 9:03 a.m., reported the transport ministry.
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South Korea grieves after deadliest plane crash kills 179
Muan, South Korea — South Korea was reeling Monday from the loss of 179 people after a Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames, with a team of US investigators joining local authorities to probe possible causes. The Boeing 737-800 was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea when it crashed on arrival Sunday, killing everyone aboard -- save two flight attendants pulled from the twisted wreckage of the worst aviation disaster on…

179 dead, 2 rescued after plane crashes while landing in South Korea
ABC News All 181 passengers and crew aboard a passenger jet that crashed upon landing in South Korea on Sunday morning are presumed dead except for two people rescued from the wreckage, authorities said. Jeju Air Flight 2216 was landing at Muan International Airport around 9 a.m. local time when the plane went off the runway and crashed into a wall. There were a total of 175 passengers and six crew members aboard the Boeing 737 aircraft, which h…
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