1983 Anchorage runway collision

1983 Anchorage runway collision
Korean Air Lines Flight 084 · SouthCentral Air Flight 59

Accident
Date	23 December 1983 (1983-12-23)
Summary	Collision on runway due to fog and disorientation of the pilot onboard Flight 084
Site	Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska 61°10′11″N 150°00′22″W / 61.1697°N 150.0062°W / 61.1697; -150.0062
Total fatalities	0
Total injuries	6
Total survivors	12
First aircraft
The DC-10 involved in the accident, seen at Orly Airport in April 1981.
Type	McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF
Operator	Korean Air Lines
IATA flight No.	KE084
ICAO flight No.	KAL084
Call sign	KOREAN AIR 084
Registration	HL7339
Flight origin	Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska
Destination	Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California
Occupants	3
Passengers	0
Crew	3
Fatalities	0
Injuries	3
Survivors	3
Second aircraft
A PA-31-350 similar to that involved in the accident.
Type	Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
Operator	SouthCentral Air
IATA flight No.	XE59
ICAO flight No.	SCA59
Call sign	SOUTHCENTRAL 59
Registration	N35206
Flight origin	Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska
Destination	Kenai Municipal Airport, Kenai, Alaska
Occupants	9
Passengers	8
Crew	1
Fatalities	0
Injuries	3
Survivors	9

On 23 December 1983, Korean Air Lines Flight 084 (KAL084), a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF performing a cargo flight, collided during its takeoff roll with SouthCentral Air Flight 59 (SCA59), a Piper PA-31-350, on runway 06L/24R (now 07L/25R) at Anchorage International Airport, as a result of the KAL084 flight crew becoming disoriented while taxiing in dense fog and attempting to take off on the wrong runway. Both aircraft were destroyed, but no fatalities resulted.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}