| 1982 Korean Air Force crash | |
| Occurrence Type: | Accident |
| Summary: | Controlled flight into terrain due to bad weather |
| Aircraft Type: | Fairchild C-123J |
| Operator: | Republic of Korea Air Force |
| Destination: | Jeju International Airport, Jeju, South Korea |
| Passengers: | 47 |
| Crew: | 6 |
| Fatalities: | 53 |
| Survivors: | 0 |
On February 5, 1982, a Republic of Korea Air Force Fairchild C-123J crashed while on approach to Jeju International Airport, Jeju, South Korea. All 47 passengers and 6 crew were killed in the impact. It remains the fourth-worst accident in South Korean aviation history.[1] The aircraft was engaged in a training mission and encountered bad weather before crashing near to Mount Halla, a dormant volcano.[2] [3]
The 47 soldiers belonged to the army's elite 707th Special Mission Battalion, making the accident the single costliest day in the unit's history.[4]