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Missed Approach (Korean Air Flight 801)

May 6, 200745mRating 7.5

On 6 August 1997, the crew of Korean Air Flight 801 is unable to see the runway during final approach for a night landing in Guam. They initiate a missed approach, but the aircraft then flies into a low hill, killing 228 people. A combination of pilot error and the instrument landing system at Guam airport being temporarily out of service for maintenance work were blamed. AKA : Final Approach

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Missed Approach (Korean Air Flight 801)

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