South Korean investigators said Saturday they were close to finalising the transcript of the cockpit voice recorder from a fatal plane crash that left 179 people dead last week."The transcript of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) is expected to be completed today,

Officials are investigating the cause of the deadliest aircraft crash in South Korean history, which killed 179 people.

The flight, operated by Jeju Air, was landing when it went off the runway in Muan, in the country’s southwest. Only two people survived the crash.

SEOUL, South Korea — A jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames Sunday in South Korea after its landing gear apparently failed to deploy. All but two of the 181 people on board were killed in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters, officials said.

Footage of the crash aired by YTN television showed the Jeju Air plane skidding across the airstrip, apparently with its landing gear still closed, and colliding head-on with a concrete wall.

Just two survivors were rescued from the wreckage of the passenger plane, which had been returning from Thailand.

Acting South Korean President Choi Sang-mok has told emergency responders to use "all available" resources to respond to the crash.

Investigators from the NTSB and Boeing were expected to join the investigation into South Korea's deadliest air crash.

Acting South Korean President Choi Sang-mok has told emergency responders to use "all available" resources to respond to the crash.

South Korean investigators on Friday began lifting the wreckage of the Jeju Air plane that crashed five days ago, killing 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on its soil,

The exact cause of the Boeing 737-800 crash is still unknown, but investigators have pointed to a bird strike, faulty landing gear and the runway barrier as possible issues.

A passenger plane skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport Sunday, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames