Missed Approach (Korean Air Flight 801)

Overview

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

Episode Information

Guest Stars

Paul Sun-Hyung Lee

Captain Park

Silver Kim

First Officer Song

Simon Sinn

Engineer Nam

C

Charmaine Lau

Flight Attendant

E

Emi Yaguchi-Chow

Rika Matsuda

S

Susan A. Lock

Sung Yeo Cho