The aircraft involved in the accident while still in service with Mid Pacific Air
Accident
Date
November 25, 1989 (1989-11-25)
Summary
Engine failure on takeoff caused by icing
Site
Gimpo International Airport, Seoul, South Korea
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Fokker F28 Fellowship 4000
Operator
Korean Air
Call sign
KOREAN AIR 175
Registration
HL7285
Flight origin
Gimpo International Airport, Seoul
Destination
Ulsan Airport, Ulsan
Passengers
46
Crew
6
Fatalities
1[failed verification]
Injuries
44
Survivors
51
On November 25, 1989, Korean Air Flight 175, a Fokker F-28 flying from Gimpo International Airport to Ulsan Airport crashed on the runway immediately after takeoff and caught fire. Out of the 53 passengers and crew on board, one passenger was killed[failed verification] and 40 people were injured. The cause was determined to be wing icing which caused the no. 1 engine to fail on takeoff.[1][2][failed verification]
^Jang-seok, Lee; Seon-myeong, Lee (1989-11-25). "대한항공 또 추락, 사고 개요.원인.문제점" [Korean Air crashes again, accident overview, causes, problems]. MBC News (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-05.
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