The South Korean government has announced plans to send one of the black boxes from the recently crashed aircraft to the United States for data decoding. This decision comes after officials determined that extracting data from the damaged flight data recorder locally was not feasible. Joo Jong-wan, the director of aviation policy at the Ministry of Transport, explained that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in the U.S. will assist in the analysis of the device. Although a specific date for the shipment has not yet been established, it is anticipated that the decoding process will extend over several months, with South Korean investigators also participating in the examination. On the same day as this announcement, officials confirmed that data had been successfully extracted from the second black box, specifically the cockpit voice recorder (CVR), and efforts are underway to convert this data into audio files. The tragedy occurred on Sunday when flight 7C2216, a Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air, experienced a catastrophic incident shortly after landing, resulting in the aircraft crashing into a concrete wall after failing to deploy its landing gear. This disaster has been marked as the deadliest aviation accident in South Korea's history, claiming the lives of 179 individuals on board, with only two survivors, thus making it the most severe aviation incident globally in 2024. Investigation into the crash remains ongoing, with many unanswered questions about the circumstances leading to the disaster. Initial assessments suggest the possibility of a bird strike contributing to the crash. Minutes before the aircraft touched down, air traffic control had issued a warning regarding the proximity of birds, after which the pilot declared a distress alert and attempted an emergency landing without activating the aircraft's braking mechanisms, leading to the fatal collision with the concrete structure. This structure housed an Instrument Landing System (ILS) antenna, crucial for helping pilots align the aircraft with the runway during landing. Investigators believe this impact significantly contributed to the high fatality rate of the accident. A team comprising five members from the NTSB, along with four representatives from Boeing, has joined 11 officials from South Korea's Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board to conduct an on-site examination of the crash. According to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) regulations, the nation where an aviation accident occurs is responsible for initiating the investigation. Countries involved, such as the aircraft's operator and manufacturer, have the right to participate, along with nations that suffered casualties in the incident.