Jeju - Jeju

The crew was completing a local training at Jeju-Jungseok Airport. On approach via 'White 2' airway, the captain cancelled his IFR flight plan and continued under VFR when, at an altitude of 2,300 feet, the aircraft struck east side of Mt Hallasan (1,950 meters high). The wreckage was found about 8 km west of the airport at an altitude of about 700 meters. All three crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Flight / Schedule

Jeju - Jeju

Registration

HL5204

MSN

42-5527043

Year of Manufacture

1989

Operator

Korean Air

Date

March 20, 1991 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Mt Hallasan Jeju (<U+C81C><U+C8FC><U+B3C4>)

Region

Asia • South Korea

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On March 20, 1991 at 12:00 AM, Jeju - Jeju experienced a crash involving Piper PA-42 Cheyenne, operated by Korean Air, with the event recorded near Mt Hallasan Jeju (<U+C81C><U+C8FC><U+B3C4>).

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a local training at Jeju-Jungseok Airport. On approach via 'White 2' airway, the captain cancelled his IFR flight plan and continued under VFR when, at an altitude of 2,300 feet, the aircraft struck east side of Mt Hallasan (1,950 meters high). The wreckage was found about 8 km west of the airport at an altitude of about 700 meters. All three crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HL5204, MSN 42-5527043, year of manufacture 1989.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was completing a local training at Jeju-Jungseok Airport. On approach via 'White 2' airway, the captain cancelled his IFR flight plan and continued under VFR when, at an altitude of 2,300 feet, the aircraft struck east side of Mt Hallasan (1,950 meters high). The wreckage was found about 8 km west of the airport at an altitude of about 700 meters. All three crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

3

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

3

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 3

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Jeju - Jeju

Operator

Korean Air

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

Asia • South Korea

Aircraft Details

Registration

HL5204

MSN

42-5527043

Year of Manufacture

1989