Asiana Airlines Flight 733

Asiana Airlines Flight 733

The aircraft involved in the accident at Faro Airport in November 1990 with its previous operator, Maersk Air
Accident
Date	26 July 1993 (1993-07-26)
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain
Site	Ungeo Mountain, near Mokpo Airport, South Korea 34°42′31″N 126°18′39″E / 34.70861°N 126.31083°E / 34.70861; 126.31083
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 737-5L9
Operator	Asiana Airlines
IATA flight No.	OZ733
ICAO flight No.	AAR733
Call sign	ASIANA 733
Registration	HL7229
Flight origin	Seoul-Gimpo International Airport
Destination	Mokpo Airport
Occupants	116
Passengers	110
Crew	6
Fatalities	68
Injuries	48
Survivors	48

Asiana Airlines Flight 733 was a domestic Asiana Airlines passenger flight from Seoul-Gimpo International Airport to Mokpo Airport, South Korea. The Boeing 737 crashed on 26 July 1993, in the Hwawon area of Haenam County, South Jeolla Province. The cause of the accident was determined to be pilot error leading to controlled flight into terrain. 68 of the 116 passengers and crew on board were killed.^[1][2] The crash resulted in the first hull loss of a 737-500.^{[citation needed]}