BOEING 747 near Jeju Island — 2011-07-27

Probable cause

The Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB) determined that the cause of this accident was「A fire developed on or near the pallets containing dangerous goods but no physical evidence of the cause of the fire was found. The fire rapidly escalated into a large uncontained fire, and this caused some portions of the fuselage to separate from the aircraft in midair, thereby resulting in the crash.」

NTSB coding

• Fire/smoke (non-impact) · Enroute-climb to cruise

Evidence available

• 2 docket documents

Docket documents2

• Other Pertinent Forms and Reports - Korean ARAIB Final Reportform
• NTSB Safety Recommendation Letter to PHMSA, A-16-001 and A-16-002other

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