Jeju Air jet's black box missing data of final moments

The voice and data recorders pulled from the wreckage of the Jeju Air Co. jet in South Korea failed to capture the final moments before the Boeing Co. 737-800 made an emergency landing and crashed, depriving investigators of evidence to help understand the cause of the country's deadliest aviation accident.

- Agencies

SEOUL:

Both the flight data and cockpit voice recorders suspended recording for the final four minutes before the plane ploughed into a structure at the end of the runway, the Korean Transport ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

A joint investigation team comprising Korean and US officials is seeking to determine what caused the devices to stop working, according to the statement.

The revelation is a setback for the investigative team trying to solve what led to the deadliest aviation disaster that killed 179 out of 181 on board.