Korean Air Flight 801 · Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport
On August 6, 1997, Korean Air Flight 801 (Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport). 228 people died.
- Date
- August 6, 1997
- Place
- Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport
- Killed
- 228
- Injured
- 26
- Position
- 13.456°N, 144.732°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q485120
From Wikipedia
Korean Air Flight 801 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Korean Air, from Gimpo International Airport, Seoul to Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam. On August 6, 1997, the Boeing 747-300 operating the flight crashed on Bijia Peak, south of Nimitz Hill, in Asan-Maina, Guam, while on approach to the destination airport, killing 229 of the 254 people aboard, making it the deadliest aviation accident to occur in American dependent territory, and the fourth-deadliest aviation accident on American soil overall.
The National Transportation Safety Board cites poor communication between the flight crew as the probable cause of this accident, along with the captain's poor decision-making on the non-precision approach.
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