Narrative:
The Fokker crash-landed on a beach after an attempted hijack by a man carrying grenades. The hijacker and the co-pilot were killed by grenade explosions.
» Gooi/Eemlander 1.7.72
» Willem Wendt
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 23 January 1971 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-27 Friendship 500 |
| Operator: | Korean Air Lines - KAL |
| Registration: | HL5212 |
| MSN: | 10428 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2302 |
| Cycles: | 3171 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 55 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 60 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Sokcho ( South 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 |
The Fokker crash-landed on a beach after an attempted hijack by a man carrying grenades. The hijacker and the co-pilot were killed by grenade explosions.
Sources:
» Aircraft hijackings and other criminal acts against civil aviation : statistics and narrative reports / FAA» Gooi/Eemlander 1.7.72
» Willem Wendt
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Map
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).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Kangnung Airport to Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport as the crow flies is 189 km (118 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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