1983 Anchorage runway collision Korean Air Lines Flight 084 · SouthCentral Air Flight 59
Accident
Date
23 December 1983 (1983-12-23)
Summary
Collision on runway due to fog and disorientation of the pilot onboard Flight 084
Site
Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska
Total fatalities
0
Total injuries
6
Total survivors
12 (all)
First aircraft
The DC-10 involved in the accident, seen at Orly Airport in April 1981.
Type
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
Operator
Korean Air Lines
IATA flight No.
KE084
ICAO flight No.
KAL084
Call sign
KOREAN AIR 084
Registration
HL7339
Flight origin
Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska
Destination
Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California
Occupants
3
Passengers
0
Crew
3
Fatalities
0
Injuries
3
Survivors
3 (all)
Second aircraft
A PA-31-350 similar to that involved in the accident.
Type
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
Operator
SouthCentral Air
IATA flight No.
XE59
ICAO flight No.
SCA59
Call sign
SOUTHCENTRAL 59
Registration
N35206
Flight origin
Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska
Destination
Kenai Municipal Airport, Kenai, Alaska
Occupants
9
Passengers
8
Crew
1
Fatalities
0
Injuries
3
Survivors
9 (all)
On 23 December 1983, Korean Air Lines Flight 084 (KAL084), a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 performing a cargo flight, collided during its takeoff roll with SouthCentral Air Flight 59 (SCA59), a Piper PA-31-350, on runway 06L/24R (now 07L/25R) at Anchorage International Airport, as a result of the KAL084 flight crew becoming disoriented while taxiing in dense fog and attempting to take off on the wrong runway. Both aircraft were destroyed, but no fatalities resulted.[1][2][3][4][5]
^"Korean Air Lines McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30, HL7339, SouthCentral Air Piper PA-31-350, N35206, Anchorage, Alaska, December 23, 1983" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. 9 August 1984. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^J. Mac McClellan (May 1985). "Aftermath: Takeoff Collision". Flying. pp. 20–22. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^"A Korean Air Lines DC-10 cargo plane, apparently trying..." United Press International. 23 December 1983. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^"Officials investigate possible language barrier in crash". United Press International. 24 December 1983. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^"Mishap With A Moral". The MAC Flyer. Military Airlift Command. January 1985. pp. 20–23. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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