 HL7604, the aircraft involved, seen at Los Angeles International Airport a month before the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 July 2011 |
| Summary | Crashed into the sea following in-flight fire of undetermined cause |
| Site | East China Sea, 130 km (81.3 miles) west off Jeju Island, South Korea 33°32′N 124°50′E / 33.533°N 124.833°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 747-48EF |
| Operator | Asiana Airlines Cargo |
| IATA flight No. | OZ991 |
| ICAO flight No. | AAR991 |
| Call sign | ASIANA 991 |
| Registration | HL7604 |
| Flight origin | Incheon International Airport, Seoul, South Korea |
| Destination | Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, China |
| Occupants | 2 |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Asiana Airlines Flight 991 was a cargo flight operated by Asiana Airlines. On 28 July 2011, the Boeing 747-400F flying from Seoul, South Korea, to Shanghai, China, crashed into the sea off Jeju Island after suffering a in-flight cargo fire. Both pilots, the only two people on board, were killed.[1] The accident marked the second loss of a 747 freighter due to a cargo hold fire in less than a year, following the crash of UPS Airlines Flight 6 in Dubai in September 2010.
- ^ Koh, Quintella (29 July 2011). "Asiana 747-400F had fire in hold before crash". FlightGlobal.