Jeju - Jeju
Flight / Schedule
Jeju - Jeju
Aircraft
Piper PA-42 CheyenneRegistration
HL5204
MSN
42-5527043
Year of Manufacture
1989
Operator
Korean AirDate
March 20, 1991 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight 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 AirFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Asia • South Korea
Aircraft Details
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