Gimhae - Gimhae

On October 6, 1977 at 12:00 AM, Gimhae - Gimhae experienced a crash involving Grumman S-2 Tracker, operated by Republic of Korea Navy, with the event recorded near Gimhae South Gyeongsang (<U+ACBD><U+C0C1><U+B0A8><U+B3C4>).

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a training flight at Gimhae Airport. On final approach, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed few hundred meters short of runway. All three crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 149868, MSN 143, year of manufacture 1957.