Airline Reveals Pre-Flight Inspection of South Korea Plane Before Deadly Crash

The site of Sunday’s South Korean budget airline Jeju Air’s plane crash is being combed through by U.S. investigators, with some from the aircraft’s manufacturer.

All but two of the 181 people aboard the Boeing 737-800 died, making it South Korea’s most fatal plane crash in decades. Investigators are hoping evidence collected from the scene will help them figure out why the pilot attempted the landing after declaring an emergency.

A pre-flight inspection found “no issues,” the airline said, according to the BBC.

Flight data like speed, altitude, fuel levels and voice recordings from the cockpit will be examined from the plane’s two separately located flight recording devices, most commonly referred to as black boxes, The Guardian reported.

Air safety experts on Tuesday questioned the placement of an airport embankment into which the passenger jet slammed after skidding past the end of the runway, as video showed. (Read more from “Airline Reveals Pre-Flight Inspection of South Korea Plane Before Deadly Crash” HERE)