February 1982 Korean Air Force C-123 accident

February 1982 Korean Air Force C-123 accident
Accident
Aircraft
Aircraft type Fairchild C-123J
Operator Republic of Korea Air Force
Destination Jeju International Airport, Jeju, South Korea
Passengers 47
Crew 6
Fatalities 53 (all)
Survivors 0

On February 6, 1982, a Republic of Korea Air Force Fairchild C-123J crashed while on approach to Jeju International Airport, Jeju, South Korea. All 47 passengers and 6 crew were killed in the impact. It remains the fourth-worst accident in South Korean aviation history.[1] The aircraft was engaged in a training mission and encountered bad weather before crashing near to Mount Halla, a dormant volcano.[2][3]

The 47 soldiers belonged to the army's elite 707th special missions battalion, making the accident the single costliest day in the units history.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Fairchild C-123J Provider registration unknown Jeju (Cheju) International Airport (CJU)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "53 South Korean Soldiers Killed In Transport Crash". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. February 7, 1982. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Around the World; Military Air Crash Kills 53 in South Korea". The New York Times. February 7, 1982. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  4. ↑ http://www.jejusori.net/?mod=news&act=articleView&idxno=110497

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