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Gangwon (강원도)

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

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1971
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
HL5212
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Gangneung - Seoul
MSN:
10428
YOM:
1969
Country:
Region:
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 De Havilland U-6A Beaver on Mt Pangdae-san: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1963
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Kangson - Pyeongtaek
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
En route from Kangson to Pyeongtaek, the single engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Pangdae-san (Bangtaesan) (elevation 1,444 meters) located in the Inje Disctrict, Gangwon province. All six occupants were killed.

Crash of a Douglas A-26C-40-DT Invader near Chuncheon: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 21, 1953
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-35618
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
28897
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed near Chuncheon due to icing. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Cpt Joseph J. Engelbreit, †
Cpt Hugh L. Kienitz, †
A2c Richard F. Kipperer,
1st Lt John F. McFadden.
Probable cause:
Icing.

Crash of a Douglas C-47D Skytrain in Jinhae AFB: 14 killed

Date & Time: Dec 26, 1952
Operator:
Registration:
47-2622
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Jinhae AFB, the aircraft went out of control and crashed 4,5 km from the airfield, killing all 14 occupants.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando off Gangneung: 11 killed

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-78114
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Gangneung – Pohang
MSN:
33510
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
16
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Gangneung Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane crashed into the sea. Seven occupants were rescued while eleven other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Roy Anthony, †
Pfc Leroy Crowell,
1st Lt Charles W. Difalco,
2nd Lt John B. Emerson,
S/Sgt Sigurd L. Erlandsen,
A3c Alonzo J. Haugh Jr., †
A1c Lewis J. Holmes,
T/Sgt Raymond H. Johnson, †
W/O Jung Pyun Kim, †
A2c Duane W. Larson, †
A2c James C. Newell, †
A2c William H. Pate, †
1st Lt Vaughn D. Prunier, †
A2c Gary Richard,
A3c Terumi Shoda,
A2c Luke J. Tucker Jr., †
A2c Clifton N. Watson, †
Maj William P. Windus Jr. †

Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando off Gangneung: 25 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-77538
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Gangneung – Pohang
MSN:
32934
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
21
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
25
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from runway 08, while in initial climb, the Commando went out of control and crashed into the sea few km off shore. SAR operations were immediately dispatched on the scene but two dead bodies were found two days later and no trace of the aircraft that sank. The exact circumstances and caused of this accident remains unknown. USAF reported that both dead bodies they found were wearing a life jacket.
Crew:
A1c Alfred W. Arrington,
S/Sgt Vincent J. Bevilacqua,
A2c Billy R. Bishop,
Aoan Carnell E. Booth,
1st Lt Robert C. Bowerman,
Lt Fred V. Bryan,
A3c Lemon Butts Jr.,
1st Lt Thomas L. Davidson,
Sgt Robert A. Deeter Jr.,
Ad3 Oliver P. Dehart,
A3c George A. Freeman,
A2c Harry C. Gammage,
Cpt Victor B. Graper,
A3c Norman C. Harmon,
T/Sgt Paul J. Hicks,
Ad3 James P. King,
A3c James A. Kyle,
A2c Daniel G. Ruby Jr.,
1st Lt Richard G. L. Rusk,
A3c Walter K. Rutledge,
T/Sgt Melvin E. Sarkilahti,
A2c John E. Thurman,
A3c Valerian Ulinski,
Ae3 Bobby R. Wilson,
A1c William H. Wimbish.

Crash of a Boeing B-29-60-BW Superfortress near Gangneung: 11 killed

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-69802
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Kadena - Kadena
MSN:
10634
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The heavy bomber left Kadena AFB on a bombing mission over North Korea. En route, the crew encountered severe icing conditions and the aircraft went of control and crashed in a mountainous area located about 34 km southwest of Gangneung. A crew member was rescued while 11 other were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Merle T. Ayers, †
1st Lt John L. Dreese, †
M/Sgt Alphonse Gerrato Jr.,
M/Sgt Ralph R. Heath, †
1st Lt Raymond B. Houston, †
A2c George D. Jones Jr., †
A2c Jimmie L. Kahanek, †
A2c James McCormick, †
A1c Richard T. Michel, †
Cpt John L. Roberts, †
Maj Earl J. Sanders Jr., †
A2c Amos C. Temples. †
Probable cause:
It was reported that the loss of control was caused by an excessive accumulation of ice on wings in flight.

Crash of a De Havilland L-20A Beaver near Chuncheon: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
51-16470
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
223
YOM:
1952
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into a mountainous area located about 10 km south of Chuncheon. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Crew:
Cpt Clyde J. Behney.

Crash of a Douglas C-47D in Hoengseong AFB

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1952
Operator:
Registration:
45-0932
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
16935/34194
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crash landed for unknown reason. There were no casualties while the aircraft was written off and used for spares.

Crash of a Douglas A-26C-55-DT Invader near Jeongseon: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-34349
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
27628
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous area located near Jeongseon, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
2nd Lt Walter C. Herr,
1st Lt Lovender C. Osburn,
Pfc Thurman N. Simmons,
Cpt Donald F. Winters.