Air China Flight 129 Crash

Date: April 15, 2002 • Location: Kimhae, Korea, Republic of

Air China Flight 129 crashed on approach to Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, killing 129 people.

Air China Flight 129 (CCA129/CA129) was a scheduled international passenger flight, operated by Air China, from Beijing Capital International Airport to Gimhae International Airport in Busan. On 15 April 2002, the aircraft on this route, a Boeing 767, crashed into a hill named Mount Dotdae near Gimhae Airport, killing 129 of the 166 people on board.