Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 23 January 1971
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 500
Owner/operator: Korean Air Lines – KAL
Registration Number: HL5212
Location: near Sokcho –
ÿ South Korea
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 60
Component Affected: Fokker aircraftFokker aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A Fokker aircraft crashed on a beach following a hijacking by a man carrying grenades. The hijacker and co-pilot were killed by grenade explosions.A Fokker aircraft crashed on a beach following a hijacking by a man carrying grenades. The hijacker and co-pilot were killed by grenade explosions.
Description
The Fokker crash-landed on a beach after an attempted hijack by a man carrying grenades. The hijacker and the co-pilot were killed by grenade explosions.
Primary Cause
Attempted hijack by a man carrying grenades.Attempted hijack by a man carrying grenades.Share on:
