What the records say
- When
- 5 Feb 1982
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 33.39° N, 126.54° E
- Description
- 1982 crash of a Republic of Korea Air Force aircraft in Hallasan, Jeju Island, South Korea
- Deaths
- 53
1982 Korean Air Force C-123 crash
Aviation incident in Jeju Island, South Korea
On February 5, 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. The aircraft was engaged in a training mission and encountered bad weather before crashing near to Mount Halla, a dormant volcano.
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