On August 6, 1997, Korean Air Flight 801 struggles to reach the airport. Sirens warn the crew that they are too close to the ground, but rain completely blocks visibility. The plane crashes a few kilometres from the airport, and although many passengers survive the crash, they cannot escape the fire that engulfs the wreckage.
How could safety equipment and poorly stored alcohol cause such a tragedy?
From Season 4 Episode 4 "Missed Approach": Korean Air Flight 801 is flying to Guam International Airport from Seoul when it runs into bad weather. Fighting rain, and faulty navigational equipment, the crew struggle to find the airport. But just as they see it, the rain closes in again. As the plane flies closer and closer to the ground, warning sirens to fill the cockpit. But still, the crew is flying blind. The rain won’t let up.
Flight 801 crashes five kilometres short of the Guam airport, scattered down Nimitz Hill.
For investigators, flight 801 is a wake-up call. Vital safety equipment that could have saved the plane had been disabled, and the crew was poorly trained for such difficult landings. In the months that followed, changes were made to the airport and to the training of Korean pilots.
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