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| Date: | Thursday 5 July 2001 |
| Time: | 11:20 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-76B |
| Owner/operator: | Dae-Woo Shipbuilding Co |
| Registration: | HL9240 |
| MSN: | 760341 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near P'ohang -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Gim-Hae Airport |
| Ok-Po Heliport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed at sea. The aircraft sank after impact but was recovered. Witnesses reported that en route the ceiling and visibility lowered and the flight descended to a lower en route altitude.
Sources:
http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20030909X01489&key=1&queryId=2ea1ca9d-475c-4a28-a125-77f42ccb6d07
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Jun-2010 12:04 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Feb-2013 06:46 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2015 12:35 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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