Air China Plane Crashes in South Korea, Over 160 Aboard

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Monday, April 15, 2002

Air China Plane Crashes in South Korea, Over 160 Aboard

An Air China flight carrying 155 passengers and at least 10 crewmembers has crashed near South Korea's second largest city of Busan. South Korean television showed a photograph of an Air China jet broken in half and in flames. According to report, there are about 136 passengers from South Korea and 18 from China.

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155 passengers, 11 crewmembers aboard

An Air China flight carrying 155 passengers and at least 10 crewmembers has crashed Monday (April 15) near South Korea's second largest city of Busan.

South Korean television showed a photograph of an Air China jet broken in half and in flames. According to report, there are about 136 passengers from South Korea and 18 from China.

A dozen passengers survived at press time

A transportation official said that crew members were feared dead, but there were conflicting reports by local media that a dozen passengers survived the crash. The report has not been confirmed by South Korean aviation authorities.

Flight CA129 Beijing-Busan crashed near Gimhae

Reports said the Boeing 767 crashed around 11:40 am (0240 GMT) near Kimhae airport, which serves the port city of Busan on the Sea of Japan.

Flight CA129 crashed in a residential area near the southern South Korean city of Gimhae while on a flight between Beijing and the city of Busan, a South Korean aviation official said.

There were no reports of casualties on the ground.

Firefighters and rescue workers were on the scene.

Poor Weather Conditions

Weather conditions at the time was poor, with fog, winds and rain. A number of international flights were turned back from the airport Monday morning as a result.

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