South Korea and U.S. probe Jeju Air crash as questions mount

Theories range from a bird strike to landing gear problems

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Firefighters look at wreckage of the crashed Jeju Air jet at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea on Dec. 31. © Reuters

KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writer

MUAN, South Korea -- South Korea and the U.S. launched a joint investigation on Tuesday into the Jeju Air plane crash with the goal of determining what caused the accident that killed 179 people and left only two survivors.

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