Air China Flight 129
Air China flight 129 is an international scheduled flight from Beijing to Busan. On April 15, 2002, the Boeing 767-2J6ER flying the route crashed into a mountain while trying to land at Busan-Gimhae International Airport. Of the 166 people on the aircraft, 129 were killed. Investigators determined that pilot error was the cause of the crash.[1]
 The aircraft involved in the accident in 1997 | |
| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 15, 2002 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error and ATC error |
| Place | Mount Dotdae, Busan, South Korea Coordinates: 35°13′58″N 128°55′41″E / 35.2327°N 128.9280°E |
| Passengers | 155 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 37 |
| Fatalities | 129 |
| Survivors | 37 |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 767-2J6ER |
| Airline/user | Air China |
| Registration | B-2552 |
| Flew from | Beijing International Airport, Beijing, China |
| Flying to | Gimhae International Airport, Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea |
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This was the first time an Air China crash killed people.[2] It was also the worst plane crash in South Korea.[3]
References
- ↑ "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 767-2J6ER B-2552 Pusan-Kimhae Airport (PUS) Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine" Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > Operator index > China > Air China Archived 2014-07-29 at the Wayback Machine" Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > Geographical Regions > South Korea Air Safety Profile." Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved April 15, 2014.