February 1982 Korean Air Force C-123 accident

February 1982 Korean Air Force C-123 accident
Accident summary
Passengers	47
Crew	6
Fatalities	53 (all)
Survivors	0
Aircraft type	Fairchild C-123J
Operator	Republic of Korea Air Force
Destination	Jeju International Airport, Jeju, South Korea

On February 6, 1982, a Republic of Korea Air Force Fairchild C-123J crashed while on approach to Jeju International Airport, Jeju, South Korea. All 47 passengers and 6 crew were killed in the impact. It remains the fourth-worst accident in South Korean aviation history.^[1] The aircraft was engaged in a training mission and encountered bad weather before crashing near to Mount Halla, a dormant volcano.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "Fairchild C-123J Provider registration unknown Jeju (Cheju) International Airport (CJU)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
↑ "53 South Korean Soldiers Killed In Transport Crash". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. February 7, 1982. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
↑ "Around the World; Military Air Crash Kills 53 in South Korea". The New York Times. February 7, 1982. Retrieved January 16, 2014.

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Jan 13 Air Florida Flight 90
Jan 23 World Airways Flight 30
Feb 6 Korean Air Force C-123 accident
Feb 9 Japan Airlines Flight 350
Mar 11 Widerøe Flight 933
Mar 20 Garuda Fokker F28 crash
Mar 26 Aeropesca Colombia Flight 217
Apr 26 CAAC Flight 3303
Jun 6 British Army Gazelle friendly fire
Jun 8 VASP Flight 168
Jun 12 TABA Fairchild FH-227 accident
Jun 21 Air India Flight 403
Jun 24 British Airways Flight 9
Jun 28 Aeroflot Flight 8641
Jul 6 Aeroflot Flight 411
Jul 9 Pan Am Flight 759
Jul 23 Twilight Zone accident
Aug 11 Pan Am Flight 830
Sep 1 Aerocondor DHC-4 Caribou accident
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Dec 9 Aeronor Flight 304
Dec 24 CAAC Flight 2311

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