Evidence shows Jeju Air pilots shut off engine before crash, objected by victims' families

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Families of victims from the deadly Jeju Air crash in Muan, South Korea in December last year objected to the planned release of an investigation report on July 19, saying that the findings appeared to lay blame on the pilots and a bird strike without exploring other contributing factors.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Findings from the investigation into the Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 crash in Muon, South Korea

00:09in December last year revealed that the plane's pilots shut off the less damaged engine after

00:15a bird strike. Sources said evidence gathered from the cockpit voice recorder, computer

00:20data and a physical engine switch found in the wreckage had pointed to the pilot's actions

00:26in response to the bird strike. The passenger flight carrying 181 people experienced a bird

00:33strike when approaching Muon International Airport on December 29th. During its second landing

00:39attempt, it overshot the runway and crashed into a wall before erupting into a fireball

00:44that claimed the lives of all but two people on board the plane.

00:52Investigators had initially planned to release the findings in a press conference

00:56after a briefing for the families of the victims last Saturday, but they were stopped

01:00by the families. They said the findings appeared to lay blame on the pilots and a bird strike

01:05without exploring other contributing factors.

01:09Thank you to our nation.

01:09Thank you so much for coming out.

01:10And to the end of the season today, which goes through our slides,警察, and I

01:12promised to show you about the details.

01:13If you don't want to see another incident and I asked you about the

01:17report of the report, that was not a problem. It is?

01:21That's not a problem. If you can see the results, you can pass through the

01:27effects of what is in the case, even if you want to know the truth.

01:29I don't have any explanation yet.

01:31In fact, according to the view,

01:34it's a matter of the dead and the dead,

01:37it's a matter of the passengers' responsibility.

01:41For example, the engine results,

01:43there's no problem with the accuracy of the engine results.

01:48But if you ask questions,

01:50it's going to be a test for the future.

01:52It's going to be a test for the future.

01:54Jeju Air said it is cooperating

01:56with the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board

02:00and awaiting the official announcement of the results.

02:03The airline's pilots' union said the investigation

02:06needs to also focus on the embankment that the plane crashed into,

02:10as they said had likely contributed to the high death toll.

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