The military and police conducted a joint investigation into the naval patrol aircraft crash that occurred in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province.
According to the navy and the North Gyeongsang Provincial Police Agency on the 29th, the military and police examined the matter that night at the Pohang Hospital.
An investigation refers to the process where investigative agencies examine a body to determine whether the cause of death was a crime. It is known that the investigation took a considerable amount of time.
Separately from the investigation, military authorities will be responsible for the accident scene analysis going forward. If an investigation is needed due to negligence, defects, or shortcomings in the aircraft, it will be referred to the police, but if it is a simple case of death, it will be concluded internally.
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee has also begun cause analysis work related to the patrol aircraft incident.
Earlier, around 1:49 p.m. that day, a naval P-3CK patrol aircraft training for takeoff and landing crashed into a hillside in the southern district of Pohang, killing all four occupants.