Korean Air Flight 801 (KE801, KAL801) was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Korean Air, from Gimpo International Airport, Seoul to Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam. On August 6, 1997, the Boeing 747-300 operating the flight crashed on Bijia Peak, south of Nimitz Hill, in Asan-Maina, Guam, while on approach to Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, in the United States territory of Guam, killing 229[a] of the 254 people aboard.[2]
Accident
Date: August 6, 1997
Summary: Controlled flight into terrain at night due to pilot error, and navigational system error
Site: Bijia Peak, Asan-Maina, near Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam
13°27'19?N 144°43'58?E
Aircraft
Aircraft type: Boeing 747-3B5
Operator: Korean Air
IATA flight No: KE801
ICAO flight No: KAL801
Call sign: KOREAN AIR 801
Registration: HL7468
Flight origin: Gimpo International Airport, Seoul, South Korea
Destination: Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam
Occupants: 254
Passengers: 235
Crew: 19
Fatalities: 229
Survivors: 25
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Boeing 747-300 Swissair (No mods)
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 212.3ft (64.7m)
- Length 233.5ft (71.2m)
- Height 64.5ft (19.7m)
- Empty Weight 156,814lbs (71,129kg)
- Loaded Weight 341,278lbs (154,801kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.221
- Wing Loading 21.1lbs/ft2 (102.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 16,187.6ft2 (1,503.9m2)
- Drag Points 42057
Parts
- Number of Parts 541
- Control Surfaces 20
- Performance Cost 3,079
Missed approach