A KAL Boeing 747 similar to the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date
19 November 1980 (1980-11-19)
Summary
Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error and poor visibility
Site
Gimpo International Airport, Seoul, South Korea
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 747-2B5B
Operator
Korean Air
Registration
HL7445
Flight origin
Los Angeles International Airport
Stopover
Anchorage International Airport
Destination
Gimpo International Airport
Occupants
226
Passengers
206
Crew
20
Fatalities
15
Injuries
4
Survivors
211
Korean Air Lines Flight 015 was a Boeing 747-200 operating a scheduled passenger flight from Los Angeles International Airport, in Los Angeles, California, to Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea with an intermediate stop in Anchorage, Alaska, that crashed while attempting to land on November 19th, 1980. Of the 226 passengers and crew on board, 15 were killed in the accident.[1] The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.[2]
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