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South Korea plane crash: US sends investigators to probe cause

A jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames Sunday in South Korea after its landing gear failed to deploy

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The United States of America is sending air accident investigators to South Korea after a Jeju Air plane crashed while landing at Muan International Airport. The team of investigators includes officials from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing.

"The National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) is leading a team of United States of America investigators (NTSB, Boeing and FAA) to assist the Republic of Korea’s Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB) with their investigation of the Dec. 29 Jeju Air accident at Muan International Airport in Muan, Republic of Korea. Per international protocols under the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Annex 13, any information about the investigation will be released by the ARAIB," said a statement from NTBS USA.

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