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Asiana Airlines Flight 733

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Asiana Airlines Flight 733

Asiana Airlines Flight 733 was a domestic Asiana Airlines passenger flight from Seoul-Gimpo International Airport to Mokpo Airport, South Korea. The Boeing 737-500 operating the flight crashed on 26 July 1993, in the Hwawon area of Haenam County, South Jeolla Province. The cause of the accident was determined to be pilot error leading to controlled flight into terrain. 68 of the 116 passengers and crew members on board were killed. The crash resulted in the first hull loss of a 737-500.

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Date
26 July 1993 (1993-07-26)
Summary
Controlled flight into terrain
Site
Ungeo Mountain, near Mokpo Airport, South Korea 34°42′31″N 126°18′39″E / 34 °N 126 °E / 34 ; 126
Aircraft type
Boeing 737-5L9
Operator
Asiana Airlines
IATA flight No.
OZ733
ICAO flight No.
AAR733
Call sign
ASIANA 733
Registration
HL7229
Flight origin
Seoul-Gimpo International Airport
Destination
Mokpo Airport
Occupants
116
Passengers
110
Crew
6
Fatalities
68
Injuries
48
Survivors
48

Tables

· Background › Passengers and crew
South Korea
South Korea
Nationality
South Korea
Passengers
105
Crew
6
Total
111
Japan
Japan
Nationality
Japan
Passengers
3
Crew
-
Total
3
United States
United States
Nationality
United States
Passengers
2
Crew
-
Total
2
Total
Total
Nationality
Total
Passengers
110
Crew
6
Total
116
Nationality
Passengers
Crew
Total
South Korea
105
6
111
Japan
3
-
3
United States
2
-
2
Total
110
6
116
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