South Korean investigators announced that they would send one of the retrieved black boxes to the United States for analysis.
Investigators from South Korea and the United States, including representatives from Boeing, have been examining the crash site in southwestern Muan since the disaster occurred on December 29, 2024.
“The damaged flight data recorder has been deemed irrecoverable for data extraction domestically,” said South Korean Deputy Minister for Civil Aviation Joo Jong-wan.
“It was agreed today to transport it to the United States for analysis in collaboration with the US National Transportation Safety Board.”
Mr. Joo also noted that both black boxes had been recovered. For the cockpit voice recorder, he stated, “The initial data extraction has already been completed.”
“Based on this preliminary data, we plan to convert it into audio format,” he added, which will allow investigators to hear the pilots’ final communications.
