Authorities have suggested that migratory bird strikes were the cause of last month's deadly plane crash in South Korea, according to multiple reports.

The investigation into the deadliest air disaster on the country's soil remains ongoing, focusing on the role of bird strike and involving an analysis of the engines and the "localizer" landing guidance structure.

THREE passengers were injured when flames ripped through a South Korean commercial plane today, forcing the evacuation of all 176 people on board. An Air Busan plane burst into flames on the

South Korea released on Monday a preliminary report on its investigation into a Jeju Air crash on Dec. 29 at Muan International Airport that killed 179 people in the deadliest air disaster on the country's soil.

Both engines of the Jeju Air plane that crashed last month contained duck remains, according to a preliminary report.

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The first report on last month’s Jeju Air crash in South Korea has confirmed traces of bird strikes in the plane’s engines, though officials haven’t determined the cause of the accident that killed al