South Korea Video Captures Moment After Plane Crashes During Landing

Seoul, South Korea: A Boeing 737-800 aircraft, operated by Jeju Air, crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea on Sunday morning, resulting in the deaths of at least 120 people onboard. A video captured the moment the twin-engine plane skidded off the runway and collided with a wall, immediately bursting into flames.

Within moments, thick black smoke rose into the sky, while flames rapidly consumed parts of the aircraft.

The video shows the plane attempted a belly landing, with its landing gear not fully deployed, just seconds before the crash.

Video Shows Exact Moment Of South Korea Plane Crash

The plane was carrying 181 passengers, including six crew members. Two people, a passenger and a flight attendant, have been found alive so far, local media reported.

"We have so far confirmed 120 deaths from the crash...but the tally could rise due to the critically injured," a local fire department official told news agency AFP.

According to the online flight tracking website, FlightRadar24, the plane was travelling from Bangkok to Muan.

South Korea's acting President, Choi Sang-Mok, has ordered a full-scale rescue operation, urging all relevant agencies to deploy every available resource to assist those affected. "All related agencies must mobilize all available resources to save the personnel," he stated in a formal directive.

Additionally, his chief of staff called an emergency meeting to address the incident.

Preliminary reports suggest that the crash may have been triggered by contact with birds, which caused a malfunction in the aircraft’s landing gear.