Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 500 near Sokcho: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1971
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F27 Friendship
Operator:
Registration:
HL5212
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Gangneung - Seoul
MSN:
10428
YOM:
1969
Location:
Sokcho
Gangwon (강원도)
Country:
South Korea
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
55
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
2302
Aircraft flight cycles:
3171
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Gangneung to Seoul, a man came into the cockpit and hijacked the airplane, asking the crew to divert to North Korea. Approaching the border, the crew reduced his altitude in an attempt to land on a beach when the hijacker unpin a grenade that exploded in the cockpit. The hijacker and the copilot were killed. Injured, the captain elected to land on a beach when the aircraft crash landed and came to rest. 16 occupants were injured and 42 others were inhurt. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Hijacked and crashed.

Crash of a Beechcraft SNB-2 Navigator in South Korea

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator
Operator:
Registration:
39206
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pyongtaek – Sokcho
MSN:
4290
YOM:
1942
Location:
South Korea
All South Korea
Country:
South Korea
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While cruising in poor weather conditions from Pyongtaek to Sokcho, the twin engine aircraft was hit by antiaircraft fire. Both pilots decided to abandon the aircraft and baled out. The aircraft crashed and was destroyed while both crew members were uninjured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by antiaircraft fire.
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