Asiana Airlines Flight 733

Asiana Airlines Flight 733 (OZ733, AAR733, registration HL7229) was a domestic Asiana Airlines passenger flight from Seoul International Airport (SEL at the time, now GMP) to Mokpo Airport (MPK), South Korea. The Boeing 737 crashed on July 26, 1993, in the Hwawon area of Haenam County, South Jeolla Province. The cause of the accident was determined to be pilot error leading to controlled flight into terrain. 68 of the 116 passengers and crew on board were killed.

Aircraft and Crew
The aircraft was a Boeing 737-5L9, which made its maiden flight on June 14, 1990. The aircraft was delivered to Maersk Air on June 26 the same year (with registration OY-MAB). The Boeing 737 was then leased to Asiana Airlines on November 26, 1992.

Passengers Ahd Crew
On The Flight were three Japanese nationals and two American nationals among the passengers, many of whom were vacationers heading for the popular summer resort there off the Yellow Sea, according to the airline. The captain was Hwang In-ki (Korean: 황인기, Hanja: 黃仁淇, RR: Hwang In-gi. M-R: Hwang In'gi), and the first officer was Park Tae-hwan (Korean: 박태환, Hanja: 朴台煥, RR: Bak Tae-hwan. M-R Pak T'ae-hwan). There were four flight attendants on board.

Accident
On July 26, 1993, flight 733 departed Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, bound for Mokpo Airport, for a scheduled arrival at 15:15. At that time, the weather conditions in Mokpo and Yeongam County area consisted of heavy rain and wind. However, the weather conditions during the time were not enough to delay the arrival time. The flight planned to land on runway 06. The aircraft made its first landing attempt at 15:24, which failed, followed by a second landing attempt at 15:28, which also failed. At 15:38, after two failed landing attempts, the aircraft made a third attempt. The twin-engine plane then disappeared from the radar at 15:41. At 15:48 the aircraft crashed into a ridge, Mt. Ungeo, at 800 feet (240 m). At 15:50, the wreckage was found near Masanri, Hwasun County, Haenam County, South Jeolla Province, about 10 kilometers southwest of Mokpo Airport. The news was reported by two surviving passengers who escaped from the wreckage and ran to the Hwawon-myeon branch of the village below the mountain. The passengers reported that the aircraft began to veer off course.

Investigation Report (Date-Destination Airport)

 * Date: 26 JUL 1993
 * Time: 15:48
 * Type: Boeing 737-5L9
 * Operator: Asiana Airlines
 * Registration: HL7229
 * Crew: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6
 * Passengers: Fatalities: 66 / Occupants: 110
 * Total: Fatalities: 68 / Occupants: 116
 * Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
 * Location: 7 km (4.4 mls) from Mokpo Airport (MPK) (South Korea)
 * Phase: Approach (APR)
 * Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger
 * Departure airport: Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport (SEL/RKSS), South Korea
 * Destination airport: Mokpo Airport (MPK/RKJM), South Korea.