ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276988
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| Date: | Friday 1 April 2022 |
| Time: | c. 13:35 |
| Type: |  KAI KT-1 Woongbi |
| Owner/operator: | Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Sacheon Air Base (HIN/RKPS) -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chinju-Sacheon Air Base (HIN/RKPS) |
| Chinju-Sacheon Air Base (HIN/RKPS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) KAI KT-1 Woongbi trainer aircraft, operated by 3 Training Wing, collided mid-air and crashed into a mountain near Sacheon Air Base (HIN/RKPS).
All 4 pilots reportedly ejected but none survived.
Sources:
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/skorea-air-force-trainer-planes-collide-midair-fatalities-unknown-military-2022-04-01/
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/04/01/South-Korea-air-force-jets-collide-in-midair-fatalities-unknown
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2022-03-31/2-south-korean-air-force-planes-collide-killing-3
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220401005657315?input=2106m
https://news.sky.com/story/two-south-korean-air-force-planes-collide-killing-four-officials-say-12579420
Media:
All four ejected from the planes but were later found dead, the air force said https://t.co/wfLy5J3dOa
— Sky News (@SkyNews) April 1, 2022
प्रशिक्षण के दौरान दक्षिण कोरियाई वायु सेना के दो विमान हवा में टकरा गए और उनके बेस के पास दुर्घटनाग्रस्त हो गए, जिसमें सवार सभी 4 लोगों की मौत हो गई।#SouthKorea #planecrash pic.twitter.com/5iBxAzeneI
— Avneesh 🇮🇳 (@AvniPandit2) April 1, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2022 06:15 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Apr-2022 06:41 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 01-Apr-2022 06:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2022 12:04 | KRSanya | Updated [Total fatalities, Source] |
| 01-Apr-2022 12:17 | PolandMoment | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2022 14:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2022 15:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2022 09:47 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
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