Korean Air Flight 175 · Gimpo International Airport
On November 25, 1989, Korean Air Flight 175 (Gimpo International Airport). 1 person died.
- Date
- November 25, 1989
- Place
- Gimpo International Airport
- Killed
- 1
- Injured
- 44
- Position
- 37.558°N, 126.791°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q109458827
From Wikipedia
On 25 November 1989, Korean Air Flight 175, a Fokker F-28 flying from Gimpo International Airport to Gangneung Airport crashed on the runway immediately after takeoff and caught fire. None of the 48 passengers and crew on board were killed, but 44 people were injured.
The aircraft's right wing broke off as well as the aircraft splitting into two. The aircraft was subsequently written off. One passenger died from injuries 12 days later.
The cause was determined to be wing icing which caused the no. 1 engine to fail when ice was ingested into the engine on takeoff.
The contributing factors were deemed as poor flight preparation on part of the flying crew and the aircraft has not been properly deiced prior to takeoff.
Text from Wikipedia, “Korean Air Flight 175”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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