Asiana Airlines Flight 991
| Asiana Airlines Flight 991 | |
|---|---|
 The plane about a month before the crash |
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| Accident summary | |
| Accident type | Structural failure from fire |
| place | 130 km west of Jeju-si , South Korea |
| date | July 28, 2011 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 747-400F |
| operator | Asiana Airlines |
| Mark | HL7604 |
| Departure airport | Incheon International Airport |
| Destination airport | Shanghai Pudong International Airport |
| Passengers | 0 |
| crew | 2 |
| Lists of aviation accidents | |
On July 28, 2011, a Boeing 747-400F on Asiana Airlines Flight 991 crashed into the East China Sea as a result of a cargo fire on the main deck about 130 km west of Jeju-si . Both crew members were killed in the accident.
Plane and crew
The Boeing 747-400F ( registration number : HL7604, c / n : 29907, s / n : 1370) was delivered brand new to Asiana Airlines on February 22, 2006 . She had completed 28,752 flight hours and 4,799 flights by the time of the accident.
The crew consisted of two pilots: the 52-year-old captain with 14,123 flight hours, of which 6,896 hours on the Boeing 747, and the 43-year-old first officer with 5,211 flight hours, of which 492 hours on this type.
Flight history
The plane took off at 3:05 a.m. local time from Incheon Airport near Seoul for a scheduled cargo flight to Shanghai (China). It was loaded with 58 tons of cargo, including electronic components such as semiconductors and cell phones . In addition, there were two freight pallets with a total of 400 kg of dangerous goods on board. They contained lithium-ion batteries packed in cardboard boxes and containers with corrosive and flammable liquids, including two different types of photoresist and tubes filled with paint . The two hazardous goods pallets were the last to be loaded onto the main deck through the cargo hatch in the rear right part of the hull.
Almost an hour after take-off, the crew reported a fire in the cargo hold at 03:54 a.m. and asked air traffic control in Shanghai to move to Jeju International Airport on the South Korean island of Cheju .
The aircraft was already in the airspace controlled by Shanghai when the descent for an emergency landing was initiated. At 4:11 a.m. local time, the machine disappeared from the radar. At that time the 747 had already set course for Jeju. The machine hit the sea about 130 km from the coast of the island.
Two and a half hours after the radar contact was lost, parts of the Boeing 747 were discovered by the Coast Guard in a widely scattered area, including a pilot's seat, parts of the rudder and parts of the fuselage that can be clearly assigned to the Asiana Airlines Cargo aircraft.
Almost exactly three months after the crash, on October 29, 2011, the two bodies of the pilots were recovered and other parts of the cockpit frame and fuselage were located. The pilots were found seated buckled up. The site is 104 km off the west coast of Jeju.
The flight data recorder has not yet been localized. According to the coast guard, the sea is around 90 m deep at the site of the accident.
Web links
- Asiana Airlines website
- Article on aero.de
- Article on airliners.de
- Entry of the machine HL7604 at airframes.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b ARAIB Aircraft Accident Report: Crash Into The Sea After An In-Flight Fire, Asiana Airlines Boeing 747-400F, HL7604, International Waters 130 km West Of Jeju Int'l Airport July 28, 2011 , official final report of the Korean Aircraft and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB) July 24, 2015 (in English), accessed January 20, 2017
- ↑ avherald.com (English), accessed August 6, 2011
- ↑ orf.at, accessed July 30, 2011
- ^ The Korea Times, accessed August 1, 2011
- ^ The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition), accessed November 3, 2011
- ^ The Korea Times, accessed Nov. 3, 2011
Coordinates: 33 ° 15 ′ 4.3 ″ N , 124 ° 59 ′ 31.2 ″ E