Gangneung - Seoul

On January 23, 1971 at 12:00 AM, Gangneung - Seoul experienced a crash involving Fokker F27 Friendship, operated by Korean Air, with the event recorded near Sokcho Gangwon (<U+AC15><U+C6D0><U+B3C4>).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

60 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 58 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 3.3%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 55, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. Shortly after takeoff from Gangneung to Seoul, a man came into the cockpit and hijacked the airplane, asking the crew to divert to North Korea. Approaching the border, the crew reduced his altitude in an attempt to land on a beach when the hijacker unpin a grenade that exploded in the cockpit. The hijacker and the copilot were killed. Injured, the captain elected to land on a beach when the aircraft crash landed and came to rest. 16 occupants were injured and 42 others were inhurt. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration HL5212, MSN 10428, year of manufacture 1969.