South Korea

75 total · 14 fatal · 978 fatalities

Total occurrences
75
Fatal accidents
14
Hull losses
0
Total fatalities
978
Active span
1969–2025
South Korea — accidents per year1019691980199119982009201320212025

Most common aircraft types

TypeOccurrences
Boeing 747-4003
Boeing 7073
Douglas DC-102
Boeing 747-2002
Boeing 737-8001

Top operators

OperatorOccurrences
KAL19
AAR8
JJA3
ESR2
ABL1

Frequently asked questions

How many aviation accidents have occurred in South Korea?

FlightFinder documents 75 occurrences in South Korea from official investigation sources.

How many fatal accidents has South Korea recorded?

Of the 75 recorded occurrences in South Korea, 14 were fatal.

Which operators were most involved in accidents in South Korea?

See the operator breakdown above for the top carriers by occurrence count in South Korea.

Counts reflect occurrences documented in our multi-source corpus (NTSB, ASN, B3A and 80+ national investigation authorities); coverage varies by source and era and these are not official totals.

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