19990415003609A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Shanghai, CH · April 15, 1999

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Date: April 15, 1999
Place: Shanghai, CH
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 7

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What happened

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Korean airlines cargo acft struck a building, crashed, and exploded in a migrant worker community 6 minutes after take-off, the 3 crewmembers on board and 4 people on the ground sustained fatal injuries, 37 other people on the ground have unknown injuries, the acft was destroyed, other circumstances are unknown.

As the FAA filed it

KOREAN AIRLINES CARGO ACFT STRUCK A BUILDING, CRASHED, AND EXPLODED IN A MIGRANT WORKER COMMUNITY 6 MINUTES AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE 3 CREWMEMBERS ON BOARD AND 4 PEOPLE ON THE GROUND SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES, 37 OTHER PEOPLE ON THE GROUND HAVE UNKNOWN INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN.