[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] On the 29th, Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 with 181 passengers on board crashed into the outer wall of the runway while landing at Muan International Airport and caught fire, killing 179 of the 181 people on board and only 2 were rescued.

With no survivors other than the two crew members, the accident remains the deadliest domestic airline accident. Before the Jeju Air disaster, the deadliest domestic airline accident was the Asiana Airlines Haenam crash in 1993, which killed 66 people.

The Jeju Air accident at Muan Airport was recorded as a major disaster, ranking 7th in terms of fatalities in South Korea's history.

We looked into the accidents that caused the most casualties among the accidents that occurred in Korea. Incidents that occurred on Korean soil, but before the establishment of the government and thus were not considered the Republic of Korea at the time, were excluded.

The first place is the collapse of the Sampoong Department Store in Seoul in 1995. There were 502 deaths, 937 injuries, and 40 survivors who were buried.The second place is the sinking of the Changgyeongho in Busan in 1953. There were 330 deaths.

Third place was the sinking of the Namyeongho in Yeosu in 1970, which resulted in 326 deaths.

The fourth largest disaster was the Sewol ferry sinking in Jindo in 2014, which resulted in 299 deaths and 172 survivors.

Fifth place was the 1993 Buan Seohae Ferry sinking, which killed 292 people.

The 6th place was the Daegu subway disaster in 2003, which killed 192 people.

7th place: Jeju Air Flight 2216 runway overrun accident at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province in 2024, killing 179 people.

The eighth largest fire was the Daeyeonggak Hotel fire in Seoul in 1971, which killed 166 people.

The 9th place is the Itaewon crushing disaster in Seoul in 2022, which killed 159 people.Tied for 9th is the sinking of the YTL30 in Chungmu in 1974, which killed 159 people.