Plane crashes in South Korea

21 crashes in South Korea since 1980, with 506 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 21
• Fatal crashes: 9
• Fatalities: 506
• First recorded: November 18, 1980
• Most recent: May 29, 2025

Deadliest

1. December 29, 2024: Boeing 737-800, Muan, South Jeolla, South Korea (179 fatalities)
2. April 15, 2002: Boeing 767-200, Busan-Gimhae, Busan, South Korea (129 fatalities)
3. July 26, 1993: Boeing 737-500, Mokpo, South Jeolla, South Korea (68 fatalities)
4. June 1, 1982: Fairchild C-123 Provider, Seongnam AFB (Seoul), Gyeonggi, South Korea (53 fatalities)
5. February 6, 1982: Fairchild C-123 Provider, Mt Hallasan, Jeju, South Korea (53 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• Boeing (6)
• Airbus (2)
• Antonov (2)
• De Havilland (2)
• Fairchild (2)
• McDonnell Douglas (2)
• Beechcraft (1)
• Fokker (1)
• Grumman (1)
• Lockheed (1)
• Piper (1)

Aircraft

• Antonov AN-2 (2)
• Fairchild C-123 Provider (2)
• Airbus A300-600 (1)
• Airbus A321 (1)
• Beechcraft C-12 Huron (1)
• Boeing 727-200 (1)
• Boeing 737-500 (1)
• Boeing 737-800 (1)
• Boeing 747-200 (1)
• Boeing 747-400 (1)
• Boeing 767-200 (1)
• De Havilland DHC-7 (Dash-7) (1)

Years

• 1982 (2)
• 1989 (2)
• 1991 (2)
• 2025 (2)
• 1980 (1)
• 1993 (1)
• 1994 (1)
• 1998 (1)
• 1999 (1)
• 2002 (1)
• 2003 (1)
• 2007 (1)

All crashes

• May 29, 2025: Lockheed P-3 Orion, Pohang, North Gyeongsang, South Korea (4 fatalities)
• January 28, 2025: Airbus A321, Busan-Gimhae, Busan, South Korea (0 fatalities)
• December 29, 2024: Boeing 737-800, Muan, South Jeolla, South Korea (179 fatalities)
• February 25, 2019: De Havilland DHC-7 (Dash-7), Pyongtaek-Desiderio AAF (Camp Humphreys), Gyeonggi, South Korea (0 fatalities)
• June 6, 2016: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Seoul-Incheon, Incheon, South Korea (0 fatalities)
• June 25, 2015: Antonov AN-2, Okcheon, North Chungcheong, South Korea (0 fatalities)
• May 4, 2009: Antonov AN-2, Seongnam AFB (Seoul), Gyeonggi, South Korea (0 fatalities)
• August 12, 2007: De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8), Busan-Gimhae, Busan, South Korea (0 fatalities)
• August 12, 2003: Beechcraft C-12 Huron, Pyongtaek-Desiderio AAF (Camp Humphreys), Gyeonggi, South Korea (2 fatalities)
• April 15, 2002: Boeing 767-200, Busan-Gimhae, Busan, South Korea (129 fatalities)
• March 15, 1999: McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Pohang, North Gyeongsang, South Korea (0 fatalities)
• August 5, 1998: Boeing 747-400, Seoul-Gimpo, Seoul, South Korea (0 fatalities)
• August 10, 1994: Airbus A300-600, Jeju, Jeju, South Korea (0 fatalities)
• July 26, 1993: Boeing 737-500, Mokpo, South Jeolla, South Korea (68 fatalities)
• June 13, 1991: Boeing 727-200, Daegu, Daegu, South Korea (0 fatalities)
• March 20, 1991: Piper PA-42 Cheyenne, Mt Hallasan, Jeju, South Korea (0 fatalities)
• November 27, 1989: Grumman S-2 Tracker, Pohang, North Gyeongsang, South Korea (4 fatalities)
• November 25, 1989: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Seoul-Gimpo, Seoul, South Korea (0 fatalities)
• June 1, 1982: Fairchild C-123 Provider, Seongnam AFB (Seoul), Gyeonggi, South Korea (53 fatalities)
• February 6, 1982: Fairchild C-123 Provider, Mt Hallasan, Jeju, South Korea (53 fatalities)
• November 18, 1980: Boeing 747-200, Seoul-Gimpo, Seoul, South Korea (14 fatalities)