122 Confirmed Dead, 6 Missing in Monday's Air China Crash

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122 Confirmed Dead, 6 Missing in Monday's Air China Crash

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The death toll from Monday's crash of an Air China passenger plane was finally confirmed at 122 Thursday, with six still missing, the South Korean Construction and Transportation Ministry announced at a press conference in Pusan.

But the number of survivors remains 38.

The death toll was revised downward from 126 as announced on Wednesday.

In calculating the death toll, hospitals mistakenly counted mixed body parts as a whole body, the ministry said.

After careful investigation, police managed to confirm the death toll as well as the number of those missing and injured.

An Air China Boeing 767-200 passenger plane, with 155 passengers and 11 crew members aboard, crashed into a mountainside near the South Korean city of Pusan Monday amid heavy rain and dense fog.

A 10-member special investigation team, formed by U.S. Boeing Co., the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, and the Federal Aviation Administration, arrived Wednesday to join a probe into the cause of the accident. Chinese and South Korean investigators were also involved in the probe.

Air China Plane Crash in Pusan

An Air China flight Boeing 767 Flight CA129 carrying 135 Korean nationals, 19 Chinese and one Uzbek, as well as 11 crew members, crashed around 11:40 am (0240 GMT) near Kimhae airport, which serves the port city of Busan while on a flight between Beijing and the city of Busan.

While attempting a landing, the Boeing 767-200 passenger plane crashed into a hill near an apartment building adjacent to the Busan airport at 10:40 (Beijing time), where the weather was foggy with a very low degree of visibility.

Responses from Various Circles

Chinese President, Premier Express Condolences Over Death of Plane Crash Victims
Jiang Zemin Expresses Condolence Over Victims of Air China Crash
President Kim Dae-Jung Condoles Over Victims of China Air Crash
Chinese Government Expresses Condolences to Air Crash Victims
Flights Between Beijing, Seoul Remain Normal

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