Korean Air incidents and accidents

1950s

• 16 February 1958 – A scheduled domestic Korean National Airlines passenger flight (Douglas DC-3) between Busan and Seoul was diverted to Pyongyang, North Korea, by eight hijackers. Occupants: 34. Injuries: 0. Deaths: 0. Damage: none. Airframe: written off.

1960s

• 11 December 1969 – (NAMC YS-11-125) departed from Gangneung for Seoul when hijackers commandeered the aircraft and forced it to fly to Pyongyang, North Korea. Damage– severe on landing, Injuries- none,Deaths- none, Airframe– written off. See Korean Air Lines YS-11 hijacking.

1970s

• 23 January 1971 – A domestic scheduled Korean Air Lines passenger flight (Fokker F27 Friendship 500) between Gangneung and Seoul was hijacked by a man armed with hand grenades. The aircraft crash-landed on a deserted beach near Sokcho, South Korea. The grenades exploded, killing the hijacker and co-pilot. Occupants: 60. Injuries: multiple. Fatalities: 2. Damage: severe upon landing. Airframe: written off.

• 2 August 1976 – (Boeing 707) cargo flight departed from Tehran for Seoul when, on takeoff from runway 29, the aircraft inexplicably deviated from the Standard Instrument Departure (SID) procedure and drifted to the right instead of performing a left turnout. It continued and struck mountains at an altitude of 2,020m (6,630 feet). Damage–......
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