Aviation accidents in South Korea

17 accidents and incidents are recorded in South Korea (1982–2026), with 547 people killed and 2 seriously injured. 47% of the accidents were fatal.

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Deadliest accidents

  1. Jeju Air Flight 2216, Muan International Airport (Dec 29, 2024) · 179 killed
  2. Air China Flight 129, Gimhae (Apr 15, 2002) · 129 killed
  3. Korean Air Flight 858, Andaman Sea (Nov 29, 1987) · 115 killed
  4. Asiana Airlines Flight 733, Mokpo (Jul 26, 1993) · 68 killed
  5. 1982 Korean Air Force C-123 crash, Hallasan (Feb 5, 1982) · 53 killed
  6. Korean Air Flight 175, Gimpo International Airport (Nov 25, 1989) · 1 killed
  7. Pitts S2, Seoul, KR (Sep 24, 2016) · 1 killed
  8. Sikorsky S76C+, Oak Cheon Goon, KR (Apr 21, 2021) · 1 killed
  9. Sikorsky S61, Cheonan, KR (Mar 24, 2026) · 0 killed
  10. Boeing 737, Hongseong, OF (Aug 22, 2026) · 0 killed

By year

AccidentsFatalKilled
19821153
198711115
1989111
19931168
200211129
2016211
2018100
2019100
2021111
202431179
2025200
2026200

By phase of flight

AccidentsFatalKilled
Cruise300
Climb200
Takeoff100
Maneuvering111
Landing100

By main cause (NTSB coding)

AccidentsFatalKilled
Aircraft or equipment100

Aircraft makers

AccidentsFatalKilled
Boeing400
Sikorsky211
Mcdonnell Douglas100
Pitts111
Airbus100
Cirrus100

Aircraft models

AccidentsFatalKilled
Boeing 737300
Mcdonnell Douglas MD11100
Pitts S2111
Airbus A220100
Cirrus SR20100
Sikorsky S76111
Boeing 747100
Sikorsky S61100

Other countries

These are counts of recorded accidents, not risk rates: the data has no flight hours, so a place or aircraft near the top mostly reflects how much flying happens there. Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain), plus notable international accidents from Wikidata and Wikipedia. US-heavy; the NTSB only codes phase and cause for accidents from 2008 on, so those tables leave out earlier years.

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    Sources: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain), 1982 to present, plus notable international accidents from Wikidata and Wikipedia. Mostly US events; not a complete global record. Findings may be preliminary. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap.

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