Accident | |
---|---|
Date | 19 November 1980 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error and poor visibility |
Site | Gimpo International Airport, Seoul, South Korea |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 747-2B5B |
Operator | Korean Air |
Registration | HL7445 |
Flight origin | Los Angeles International Airport |
Stopover | Anchorage International Airport |
Destination | Gimpo International Airport |
Occupants | 226 |
Passengers | 206 |
Crew | 20 |
Fatalities | 15 |
Injuries | 4 |
Survivors | 211 |
Korean Air Lines Flight 015 was a Boeing 747-200 operating a scheduled passenger flight from Los Angeles International Airport, in Los Angeles, California, to Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea with an intermediate stop in Anchorage, Alaska, that crashed while attempting to land on November 19th, 1980. Of the 226 passengers and crew on board, 15 were killed in the accident.[1] The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.[2]
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)