Korean Air Flight 801
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Korean Air Flight 801 (KE801, KAL801) was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Korean Air, from Gimpo International Airport, Seoul to Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam. On August 6, 1997, the Boeing 747-300 operating the flight crashed on Bijia Peak, south of Nimitz Hill, in Asan-Maina, Guam, while on approach to Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, in the United States territory of Guam, killing 229[lower-alpha 1] of the 254 people aboard.[2]
Accident | |
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Date | August 6, 1997 (1997-08-06) |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain at night due to pilot error, and navigational system error |
Site | Bijia Peak, Asan-Maina, near Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam 13°27′19″N 144°43′58″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 747-3B5 |
Operator | Korean Air |
IATA flight No. | KE801 |
ICAO flight No. | KAL801 |
Call sign | KOREAN AIR 801 |
Registration | HL7468 |
Flight origin | Gimpo International Airport, Seoul, South Korea |
Destination | Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam |
Occupants | 254 |
Passengers | 235 |
Crew | 19 |
Fatalities | 229[lower-alpha 1] |
Injuries | 25 |
Survivors | 25 |
The National Transportation Safety Board cites poor communication between the flight crew as the probable cause of this accident, along with the captain's poor decision-making on the non-precision approach.[1] It remains the deadliest aviation disaster in the United States and its territories to have survivors, also the only fatal accident involving a Boeing 747-300 variant.