On Sunday, December 29th, a Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air crashed in southwestern South Korea.

12 月 29 日星期日，濟州航空公司營運的一架波音 737-800 飛機在韓國西南部墜毀。

The aircraft was landing at Muan International Airport after flying from Bangkok, Thailand.

這架飛機是從泰國曼谷飛來的，當時正在務安國際機場降落。

Here's what we know so far.

以下是我們目前瞭解到的情況。

With reports stating that the flight was operated by Jeju Air from Bangkok to Muan, Flightradar24 information indicates that this service was flight 7C2216.

有報導稱該班機由濟州航空營運，從曼谷飛往務安，Flightradar24 的資訊顯示該班機為 7C2216 號班機。

The aircraft had taken off at 2.29 local time on December 29th and had a flight duration of 4 hours and 30 minutes, approaching Muan just before 9am local time.

飛機於當地時間 12 月 29 日 2 時 29 分起飛，飛行了 4 小時 30 分鐘，在當地時間上午 9 點前接近務安。

South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport states that the accident took place at precisely 9.03 local time.

韓國國土交通部稱，事故發生在當地時間 9 時 3 分整。

The jet was reported to have landed without its landing gear properly extended.

據報導，飛機著陸時起落架沒有正確伸出。

The front landing gear was only partially extended, while the main landing gear was completely retracted.

前起落架僅部分伸出，而主起落架則完全收起。

The aircraft failed to stop before crashing into a mound at the end of the runway.

飛機在撞向跑道盡頭的一個土丘之前沒有停下來。

The crash was at high speed, causing the aircraft to explode upon impact.

飛機高速墜毀，撞擊時發生爆炸。

News One, a South Korean news agency, reported early on that a bird strike was the reason for the aircraft's landing gear malfunction.

韓國通訊社 News One 早些時候報導稱，飛機起落架故障的原因是鳥擊。

However, this statement is unverified and the news agency had failed to cite any sources.

然而，這一說法未經核實，該通訊社也沒有引用任何消息來源。

As reported by the New York Times, the very latest news at the time of making this video is that one of the two crew members rescued told investigators that one of the plane's engines exploded with smoke upon approach.

據《紐約時報》報導，在製作這部影片時得到的最新消息是，獲救的兩名機組人員之一告訴調查人員，飛機的一個引擎在接近時爆炸並冒煙。

This is supported by footage broadcast by NBC TV.

美國全國廣播公司電視臺播放的片段也證明了這一點。

The airframe was a Boeing 737-800, registered Hotel Lima 8088.

機身為波音 737-800，註冊號為 Hotel Lima 8088。

Planespotters.net data shows that the aircraft was about 15.5 years old and had manufacturer's serial number 37541 and line number 3012.

Planespotters.net 數據顯示，這架飛機的機齡約為 15.5 年，製造商序列號為 37541，航線號為 3012。

The jet was first delivered to European budget airline Ryanair in September 2009 and left the airline in 2016, only to be transferred to Jeju Air in 2017.

該飛機於 2009 年 9 月首次交付給歐洲廉價航空公司瑞安航空，2016 年離開該公司，2017 年才轉交給濟州航空。

Planespotters.net states that 175 passengers and 6 crew were on board the aircraft, while local fire department officials say that at least 62 people were killed.

Planespotters.net 網站稱，飛機上有 175 名乘客和 6 名機組人員，而當地消防部門官員稱，至少有 62 人遇難。

As this news is breaking, we can be sure that more details will come in the following hours and days.

我們可以肯定，隨著這一消息的傳播，更多的細節將在接下來的幾個小時和幾天內陸續公佈。