A tragic jet accident at an airport in South Korea is thought to have killed all but two of the 181 persons on board. The Boeing 737-800 passenger airplane operated by Jeju Air flew from Bangkok, Thailand, and crashed at an airstrip in Muan, South Korea. The plane’s landing gear looked to be closed as it went down the runway, but TV footage showed it colliding with a wall and erupting into flames.

Emergency services rushed to the accident site to try to save lives after the disaster, which occurred at 9:03 a.m. local time. There are suspicions that the remaining passengers have died because, as of this writing, only two of the 181 people on board the plane, both crew members, had been retrieved alive from the disaster. The airplane crash killed at least 174 people, according to South Korea’s National Fire Agency.

Of them, 83 were women, 80 were men, and 11 were not readily identifiable owing to the fire. According to officials, the plane’s tail was the only identifiable piece of debris left behind after the crash, and investigations are presently underway to determine what went wrong. According to Korean transport ministry officials, an early analysis of communication files indicates that the airport control tower informed the plane of a bird strike just before landing and permitted it to land someplace else.

Shortly before crashing, the airplane issued a distress call. The aircraft’s flight data and cockpit recordings have been obtained and will be studied as part of the investigation. Jeju Air stated in a statement that it will do its “utmost to manage the aftermath of the accident” and offered a “deep apology” for the crash. Kim E-bae, the airline’s CEO, declared that he accepts “full responsibility” for the disaster and that normal inspections revealed no mechanical problems with the plane.

He stated that he will await the results of a government investigation regarding the cause of the plane disaster. Boeing stated that they had spoken with Jeju Air and would be happy to assist in the aftermath of the incident, saying, “We extend our deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones, and our thoughts remain with the passengers and crew.”