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South Korean navy patrol plane crashes in country's south, killing 4

Hyung-jin Kim And Kim Tong-hyung

Thu, May 29, 2025 at 12:10 p.m. GMT+2·1 min read

 

South Korean navy patrol plane crashes in country's south, killing 4

The Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean navy plane crashed during a training flight on Thursday, killing all four crew members on board, the navy said.

The P-3 patrol plane took off from its base in the southeastern city of Pohang at 1:43 p.m. and crashed due to unknown reasons, the navy said in a statement. It said it had identified the bodies of the four crew members and was in the process of recovering them.

There were no immediate reports of civilian casualties on the ground. The navy set up a task force to investigate the crash and temporarily grounded its P-3s.

An emergency office in Pohang said that rescuers and fire trucks were dispatched to the site after receiving reports from residents that an aircraft crashed on a hill near an apartment complex and caused a fire.

Photos showed firefighters and emergency vehicles near the crash site with flames flickering as a smoke engulfed trees. Fire crews sprayed water on what appeared to be the aircraft debris.

In December, a Jeju Air passenger plane crashed at Muan International Airport in southern South Korea, killing all but two of the 181 people on board. It was one of the deadliest disasters in South Korea’s aviation history.

Hyung-jin Kim And Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press

Date:	Thursday 29 May 2025
Time:	13:52
Type:	Lockheed P-3C Orion
Owner/operator:	South Korean Navy
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	ESE of Pohang Air Base -    South Korea
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Pohang Airport (KPO/RKTH)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
A South Korean Navy P-3 surveillance plane crashed under unknown circumstances near Pohang Air Base and was destroyed by fire. The airplane was participating in a military exercise and crashed on a hillside near the air base.
The four crew members on board were found dead.
The Navy stated, ‘There have been no confirmed civilian casualties on ground yet,’ and that the bodies of the recovered crew members will be transferred to the Pohang Naval Hospital. The crew consists of two officers (pilot and co-pilot) and two non-commissioned officers (tactical crew members).
At the time of the accident, the maritime patrol aircraft was conducting take-off and landing training at Pohang Air Base,’ said a navy official. ‘The cause of the accident has not yet been determined.’ The Navy's maritime patrol aircraft, 16 in total, are deployed at bases in Jeju and Pohang. The aircraft that crashed was affiliated with the Jeju Air Base.