Asiana Airlines Flight 991
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Asiana Airlines Flight 991 was a cargo flight operated by Asiana Airlines. On 28 July 2011, the Boeing 747-400F flying from Seoul, South Korea, to Shanghai, China, crashed into the sea off Jeju Island after suffering a in-flight cargo fire. Both pilots, the only two people on board, were killed.[1] The accident marked the second loss of a 747 freighter due to a cargo hold fire in less than a year, following the crash of UPS Airlines Flight 6 in Dubai in September 2010.
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Accident | |
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Date | 28 July 2011 (2011-07-28) |
Summary | Crashed into the sea following in-flight fire |
Site | East China Sea, 130 km (81.3 miles) west off Jeju Island, South Korea 33°32′N 124°50′E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 747-48EF |
Operator | Asiana Airlines Cargo |
IATA flight No. | OZ991 |
ICAO flight No. | AAR991 |
Call sign | ASIANA 991 |
Registration | HL7604 |
Flight origin | Incheon International Airport, Seoul, South Korea |
Destination | Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, China |
Occupants | 2 |
Passengers | 0 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 2 |
Survivors | 0 |
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