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Air China Flight 129 crashes on approach to Gimhae International Airport in Busan

Air China Flight 129 crashes on approach to Gimhae International Airport in Busan

2002 aviation accident in South Korea
🗓️ 15 April 2002

Air China Flight 129 (CCA129/CA129) was a scheduled international passenger flight, operated by Air China, from Beijing Capital International Airport to Gimhae International Airport in Busan. On 15 April 2002, the aircraft on this route, a Boeing 767, crashed into a hill named Mount Dotdae near Gimhae Airport, killing 129 of the 166 people on board.

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