What we know about the South Korea plane crash that killed 179 people

A major investigation was underway on Monday after 179 people were killed in South Korea's deadliest plane crash ever when an airliner belly-landed at Muan International Airport before skidding into a wall and bursting into flames.

A major investigation was underway Monday after 179 people were killed in one of South Korea's deadliest plane crashes ever when an airliner belly-landed at Muan International Airport on Sunday before skidding into a wall and bursting into flames.

Questions remain around exactly what caused Jeju Air Flight 2216 to crash — and why the death toll was so high, with just two survivors.

Hundreds of family members camped out overnight at the international airport, desperate for answers about what happened to their loved ones and demanding to be able to see their remains.

Here's what we know so far about the deadly crash and the investigation into what caused it:

Jeju Air Flight 2216 took off from Bangkok shortly after 2 a.m. local time (2 p.m. ET Saturday), according to the flight-tracking platform FlightAware.

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