Jeju Air black boxes ceased recording before plane crash, South Korea says

A former transport ministry accident investigator said the discovery of the missing data was surprising and suggested all power, including backup, may have been cut in the plane, which is rare [Yonhap via EPA]

The black boxes holding flight data and cockpit voice recorders of Jeju Air’s Boeing 737-800 jet stopped recording about four minutes before the plane disaster in South Korea in December, the country’s transport ministry has said.

Jeju Air’s Flight 7C2216 was flying from Thailand to Muan International Airport in South Korea on December 29, when it belly-landed, slammed into a concrete barrier and exploded, killing 179 of the 181 passengers and crew.