What the records say
- When
- 23 Jan 1971
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 38.23° N, 128.58° E
- Description
- 1971 aviation accident
Placed at the coordinates of its Wikipedia articles (2 of 2 languages agree).
1971 Korean Air Lines Fokker F27 hijacking
1971 aircraft hijacking in South Korea
On January 23, 1971, a domestic passenger flight from Sokcho Airport to Seoul–Gimpo International Airport that became the target of a hijacking attempt. Shortly after takeoff, a North Korean sympathizer armed with a hand grenade attempted to divert the aircraft to North Korea. During a struggle in the cockpit, the grenade detonated, killing the hijacker and the co-pilot, and injuring several others.
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