Accident | |
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Date | April 15, 2002 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error and ATC error |
Site | Mount Dotdae, Busan, South Korea 35°13′58″N 128°55′41″E / 35.2327°N 128.9280°E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 767-2J6ER |
Operator | Air China |
Registration | B-2552 |
Flight origin | Beijing International Airport, Beijing, China |
Destination | Gimhae International Airport, Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea |
Passengers | 155 |
Crew | 11 |
Fatalities | 129 |
Injuries | 37 |
Survivors | 37 |
Air China flight 129 is an international scheduled flight from Beijing to Busan. On April 15, 2002, the Boeing 767-2J6ER flying the route crashed into a mountain while trying to land at Busan-Gimhae International Airport. Of the 166 people on the aircraft, 129 were killed. Investigators determined that pilot error was the cause of the crash.[1]
This was the first time an Air China crash killed people.[2] It was also the worst plane crash in South Korea.[3]