History preserves many wounds, which sooner or later give pain again. Today is 15th April and with this date the world is associated with a horrific accident in which 129 people were burnt alive to death. The incident is 22 years old, when an aircraft flying at a height of 16 thousand feet at a speed of about 300 miles per hour suddenly fell down. It bounced after hitting the tree first and then the ground. After this, it scattered like a deck of cards in the air with an explosion. If you don’t know about it, then definitely read where this dreadful incident happened…
In fact, on April 15, 2002, Air China Airlines’ Boeing 676 plane took off from China’s Beijing Airport for Busan’s Gimhae Airport at around 8:30 am on April 15. After about 2 hours it suddenly started raining and by the time we reached Gimhe there was a dense fog. The plane was to land on Runway 36, but the runway was not visible due to fog. When the pilot changed the direction, the engine of the plane caught fire due to technical problem and pressure. The plane flying at a speed of 300 mph came down rapidly. Its right wing hit a tree and the front part hit the ground, breaking the entire plane into pieces.
🗓 | 𝗢𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 (𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟮): Air China Flight 129 crashes into a hill in poor visibility while landing at Gimhae, Busan, South Korea, 129 of the 166 on board die. Pilot error was the main factor with the crew inadvertently flying below the minimum safe altitude. pic.twitter.com/WiOaggwmkE
— Air Crash Investigation (@AirCrash_) April 15, 2023
According to media reports, there were a total of 166 people on board the flight, including 11 crew members. Among the 155 passengers, 5 children aged between 3 to 9 years were also included. 135 were from South Korea, 19 were from China and one was a passenger from Uzbekistan. All 11 crew members were from China. 129 people were burnt alive in that accident, while only 37 could survive. The investigation report presented in 2005 found the pilot and ATC officials at Gimhae Airport in Busan at fault. It was considered the deadliest accident in the history of South Korea.
