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Boeing 747-200F Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509

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Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 was a Boeing 747-2B5F, registered HL7451 bound for Milan Malpensa Airport, that crashed due to instrument malfunction and pilot error on 22 December 1999 shortly after take-off from London Stansted Airport where the final leg of its route from South Korea to Italy had begun. The aircraft crashed into Hatfield Forest near the village of Great Hallingbury, close to, but clear of, some houses. All four crew on board died.[2][3]

Accident

Date: 22 December 1999

Cause: Crashed after take off due to pilot error caused by instrument failure compounded by poor CRM

Site: Great Hallingbury, England, United Kingdom
51°51'23?N 0°12'59?E[1]

Aircraft

Aircraft type: Boeing 747-2B5F

Operator: Korean Air Cargo

IATA flight No: KE8509

ICAO flight No: KAL8509

Call sign: KOREAN AIR 8509

Registration: HL7451

Flight origin: Gimpo International Airport, Seoul, South Korea

1st stopover: Tashkent International Airport, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

2nd stopover: London Stansted Airport, England, United Kingdom

Destination: Milan Malpensa Airport, Milan, Italy

Occupants: 4

Passengers: 0

Crew: 4

Fatalities: 4

Survivors: 0

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor b747-200f uni-top airlines
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  • Wingspan 272.0ft (82.9m)
  • Length 233.0ft (71.0m)
  • Height 139.2ft (42.4m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 371,698lbs (168,599kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.07
  • Wing Loading 54.2lbs/ft2 (264.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 6,856.2ft2 (637.0m2)
  • Drag Points 45646

Parts

  • Number of Parts 850
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 3,932