Light Plane Crashes into Field, Flames Erupt... Both 2 Passengers Found Dead

A light aircraft crashed in the fields of Seongdang Church in Seongdang-ri, Jijeong-myeon, Uiryeong-gun, Gyeongnam, causing a fire and resulting in the deaths of two passengers.
[Image source: Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] A light aircraft crashed in a field in Uiryeong-gun, Gyeongnam, resulting in the deaths of two occupants and causing a fire.

On the 13th, the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters received a report from a local resident at around 3:09 PM that a light aircraft had crashed and caught fire in a field near Seongdang Church in Seongdang-ri, Jijeong-myeon, Uiryeong-gun, and dispatched a team to the scene.

Firefighters arrived at the scene around 3:18 PM and quickly extinguished the fire, but during the search, pilot Hong Mo (44, male) and passenger Oh Mo (53, male) were found dead.

It is known that the two were involved in an accident while conducting a test flight of a CH701 aircraft from an aviation company in Haman.

The police and fire authorities are investigating the detailed circumstances of the accident.

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