Pyongtaek - Pyongtaek

The crew departed Pyongtaek-Desiderio AAF on a local test flight. The goal of the flight was to test the aircraft after replacement stall strips had been fitted to the outer edge of the wings. In flight, the crew lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed in a field, bursting into flames. Both occupants were killed.

Flight / Schedule

Pyongtaek - Pyongtaek

Registration

84-0169

MSN

BL-99

Year of Manufacture

1984

Date

August 12, 2003 at 02:43 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Test

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Pyongtaek-Desiderio AAF (Camp Humphreys) Gyeonggi (<U+ACBD><U+AE30><U+B3C4>)

Region

Asia • South Korea

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On August 12, 2003 at 02:43 PM, Pyongtaek - Pyongtaek experienced a crash involving Beechcraft C-12 Huron, operated by United States Army, with the event recorded near Pyongtaek-Desiderio AAF (Camp Humphreys) Gyeonggi (<U+ACBD><U+AE30><U+B3C4>).

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

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew departed Pyongtaek-Desiderio AAF on a local test flight. The goal of the flight was to test the aircraft after replacement stall strips had been fitted to the outer edge of the wings. In flight, the crew lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed in a field, bursting into flames. Both occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 84-0169, MSN BL-99, year of manufacture 1984.

Fatalities

Total

2

Crew

2

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew departed Pyongtaek-Desiderio AAF on a local test flight. The goal of the flight was to test the aircraft after replacement stall strips had been fitted to the outer edge of the wings. In flight, the crew lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed in a field, bursting into flames. Both occupants were killed.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Pyongtaek - Pyongtaek

Flight Type

Test

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Asia • South Korea

Aircraft Details

Registration

84-0169

MSN

BL-99

Year of Manufacture

1984