Pyongyang - Kabul - Cairo - Conakry
Flight / Schedule
Pyongyang - Kabul - Cairo - Conakry
Aircraft
Ilyushin II-62Registration
P-889
MSN
21391
Year of Manufacture
1972
Date
July 1, 1983 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Conakry Conakry Region
Region
Africa • Guinea
Coordinates
9.5356°, -13.6832°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On July 1, 1983 at 12:00 AM, Pyongyang - Kabul - Cairo - Conakry experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-62, operated by Air Koryo - Chosonminhang Korean Airways, with the event recorded near Conakry Conakry Region.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.
23 people were known to be on board, 23 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 17, passenger fatalities: 17, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The four engine airplane departed Pyongyang Airport on a regular schedule service to Conakry, carrying 17 passengers and a crew of six. After two intermediate stops in Kabul and Cairo, the crew continued to Conakry without any incident. While descending to the Conakry-Gbessia Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck a mountain located in the Fouta-Djalon Mountain Range, about 30 km from the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 23 occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration P-889, MSN 21391, year of manufacture 1972.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 9.5356°, -13.6832°.
Fatalities
Total
23
Crew
6
Passengers
17
Other
0
Crash Summary
The four engine airplane departed Pyongyang Airport on a regular schedule service to Conakry, carrying 17 passengers and a crew of six. After two intermediate stops in Kabul and Cairo, the crew continued to Conakry without any incident. While descending to the Conakry-Gbessia Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck a mountain located in the Fouta-Djalon Mountain Range, about 30 km from the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 23 occupants were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
6
Passengers On Board
17
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 23
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Pyongyang - Kabul - Cairo - Conakry
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Africa • Guinea
Aircraft Details
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