Korean Air 801
WHAT HAPPENED?
The day of August 6, 1997 was a time that changed the Korean Airlines Flight 801. Korean Airlines was operating a Boeing 737-300 when it crashed into a high terrain towards the Won Guam International Airport in Agana, Guam which was about three miles southwest.
Operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), Flight 801 was in route from the Seoul, Korea Kimpo International Airport. On board there were two pilots, one flight engineer, 14 flight attendants and 237 passengers when they impacted Nimitz Hill while on an approach to runway 6L. The results of this terrible crash were fatalities for 228 people of the 254 on board.
WHY DID THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN?
The accident was in a category of a Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) while concentrating on the aspects of the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Korean Airlines, Government of Guam and Boeing are among the group of people conducting......
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