Narrative:
Hijacked to North Korea. Damaged on landing. One of the hijackers was the co-pilot of the flight.
» South Korea: Protest Rally In Seoul Against Hijacking Of Airliner To North Korea (British Pathé)
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 11 December 1969 |
| Type: |  NAMC YS-11-125 |
| Operator: | Korean Air Lines - KAL |
| Registration: | HL5208 |
| MSN: | 2043 |
| First flight: | 1967 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 51 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Pyongyang ( North Korea)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kangnung Airport (KAG/RKNN), South Korea |
| Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport (SEL/RKSS), South Korea |
Hijacked to North Korea. Damaged on landing. One of the hijackers was the co-pilot of the flight.
Sources:
» Aircraft hijackings and other criminal acts against civil aviation : statistics and narrative reports / FAA» South Korea: Protest Rally In Seoul Against Hijacking Of Airliner To North Korea (British Pathé)
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Kangnung Airport to Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport as the crow flies is 189 km (118 miles).
Distance from Kangnung Airport to Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport as the crow flies is 189 km (118 miles).
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