Light Aircraft Crashes One Minute After Takeoff in Uiryeong... 2 Dead

The appearance of the crashed light aircraft. / Provided by Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jucheol In] A light aircraft crashed in Uiryeong-gun, Gyeongnam, killing two occupants.

According to the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency and Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters on the 14th, the light aircraft crashed into a field near Seongdang Church in Seongdang-ri, Jijeong-myeon, Uiryeong-gun, around 3:09 PM on the 13th.

The aircraft caught fire due to the accident, and the fire was extinguished by the fire brigade dispatched following a report from village residents within 20 minutes, but both occupants died.

The deceased were confirmed to be Captain Oh (53) and First Officer Hong (44), both belonging to a private airline in Haman.

The crashed light aircraft was identified as a CH701 model, a lightweight aircraft produced in the United States in 2008.

They took off from the light aircraft airfield in Beopsu-myeon, Haman, around 3:08 PM for flight training purposes and met with the accident just one minute after takeoff.

The straight-line distance between the takeoff point and the crash site was only about 2 km. It is known that there was no damage to residential houses due to the accident.

The police and fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the accident.

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