Status: | Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources. |
Datum: | maandag 26 juli 1993 |
Tijd: | 15:48 |
Type: |  Boeing 737-5L9 |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Asiana Airlines |
Registratie: | HL7229 |
Constructienummer: | 24805/1878 |
Bouwjaar: | 1990-06-14 (3 years 1 months) |
Aantal vlieguren: | 7301 |
Aantal vluchten: | 5707 |
Motoren: | 2 CFMI CFM56-3B1 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 6 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 66 / inzittenden: 110 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 68 / inzittenden: 116 |
Schade: | Vernield |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | 7,5 km (4.7 mijl) SW of Mokpo Airport (MPK) ( Zuid-Korea)
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Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport (SEL/RKSS), Zuid-Korea |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Mokpo Airport (MPK/RKJM), Zuid-Korea |
Vluchtnummer: | OZ733 |
Beschrijving:Asiana Airlines Flight 733 departed Seoul-Gimpo Airport, South Korea at 14:37 for a domestic flight to Mokpo. Weather was reported clear, but worsened fast to below minimums, with strong winds and heavy rain. After two missed approaches at Mokpo, the pilot tried a third approach for runway 06.
The aircraft struck a ridge of the Mount Ungeo (1050 feet high) at 800 feet altitude. Mokpo Airport was only equipped with VOR/DME.
Bronnen:
» Aviation Week & Space Technology 02.08.1993 (40)
» ICAO Summary 5/93 (#10)
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accident date:
26-07-1993type: Boeing 737-5L9
registration: HL7229
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport en Mokpo Airport bedraagt 311 km (195 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.