Tragic errors made by pilots were the reason behind the South Korean airliner Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people last year in December.

As per a new bombshell report shared by investigators, the Jeju Air Boeing 737 was just moments from landing at the coastal Muan Airport after a flight from Bangkok on December 29.

However, it struck a flock of birds that were believed to be Baikal teal ducks, which sent one of its engines into failure.

In the horrifying twist of events that took place, the investigators mentioned how the pilots then chose to shut down the wrong engine, sealing the fate of all those on board the doomed flight.

Instead of switching off the damaged engine, the cut power to the only one that was still functioning. The aircraft was therefore critically compromised and continued its descent at a dangerously high speed, with the landing gear still retracted.

Moments later, the plane careened off the runway, slammed into a reinforced embankment, and erupted into a mega fireball. Only two of the cabin crew members were able to survive the tragedy. But the families of the victims are not happy and slammed the investigators for blaming everything on the pilots.

Investigators hastily retrieved copies of the interim findings from journalists. Despite the backlash that they face, the investigators stand firm on their conclusion, adding that there was no mechanical fault with the Boeing aircraft.