On 15 April 2002, the aircraft on this route, a Boeing 767-200ER, crashed into a hill named Mount Dotdae[2] near Gimhae Airport, killing 129 of the 166 people on board.

[1] The Korea Aviation Accident Investigation Board published the final report in March 2005 and concluded that the crash was due to pilot error.

The final report stated that the crew was inadvertently flying below the minimum safe altitude.

[1] The Civil Aviation Administration of China responded to South Korea's official report by pointing out that Park Junyong, the ATC official during the accident, was not licensed for air traffic control and issued incorrect orders due to his inexperience with the Boeing 767.

During the circling approach[8] to land on runway 18R, the crew exercised poor crew resource management and lost sight of the runway while delaying the base turn and flying outside of the circling approach area, and crashed into a hill named Mt.

The front part of the fuselage was completely destroyed, making it difficult for investigators to recognize it.

Satellite imagery retrieved from the Korea Meteorological Administration radar showed that a large, wide area of rain clouds could be seen, starting from Busan to the southeast as far as Japan and moving slowly to the east.

Rescue squads at the crash site also reported that it was covered with thick fog, with the precipitation heavier than a drizzle.

[1] There were a total of 166 occupants on board, composed of 11 crew members and 155 passengers, including five children with ages ranging from three to nine years old.

[1] Based on interviews of the survivors on board Flight 129, it was revealed that the accident occurred suddenly, with loud noise and violent shaking of the aircraft at the point of impact.

A flight attendant who was seated at the aft right position stated that his body was crushed underneath something.

The Probable Cause read: The Civil Aviation Administration of China published a 28-page side-by-side comments on South Korea's official report.