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Missed Approach (Korean Air Flight 801)

Mayday

calendar_todayMay 6, 2007 schedule45 min star7.5

On 6 August 1997, the crew of Korean Air Flight 801 is unable to see the runway during final approach for a night landing in Guam. They initiate a missed approach, but the aircraft then flies into a low hill, killing 228 people. A combination of pilot error and the instrument landing system at Guam airport being temporarily out of service for maintenance work were blamed. AKA : Final Approach

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Sky History
National Geographic Channel
National Geographic

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Paul Sun-Hyung Lee

Paul Sun-Hyung Lee

Captain Park

Silver Kim

Silver Kim

First Officer Song

Simon Sinn

Simon Sinn

Engineer Nam

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Charmaine Lau

Flight Attendant

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Emi Yaguchi-Chow

Rika Matsuda

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Susan A. Lock

Sung Yeo Cho

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Michael Chipman

Kurt Mayo

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Cameron Mitchell

Governor Gutierrez

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John Jarvis

Barry Small

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Richard Collier

Fire Chief Chuck Sanchez