# The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 1)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [October 23, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499 "2011-10-23T02:17:01Z")
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### Author: ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/7069 "2024-12-29T16:39:22Z")

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Ref the Korean 737 accident there’s a dedicated thread developing:

> [@Jeju Air plane crashes in Muan, South Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeju-air-plane-crashes-in-muan-south-korea/1012291):
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> From [CNN](https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/28/asia/south-korea-plane-crash-intl-hnk/index.html): At least 62 people were killed when a passenger jet crash-landed at an airport in southwestern South Korea, the local fire department told CNN. Two people were rescued from the crash site. Jeju Air flight 7C 2216 from Bangkok was carrying 175 passengers and six crew when disaster struck at the airport in Muan county, just after 9 a.m. local time Sunday (7 p.m. ET Saturday). The accident was caused by a landing gear malfunction, officials said. More at the link. [Here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeju_Air) is the Wikip…

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