Missed Approach (Korean Air Flight 801)

Mayday Season 4 Episode 4

Overview:
On 6 August 1997, the crew of Korean Air Flight 801 is unable to see the runway during final approach for a night landing in Guam. They initiate a missed approach, but the aircraft then flies into a low hill, killing 228 people. A combination of pilot error and the instrument landing system at Guam airport being temporarily out of service for maintenance work were blamed.

AKA : Final Approach

Release Date : 2007-05-06

Genre : Documentary, Drama, Crime

Duration : 45 minutes

Rating : ⭐ 7.4/10 (5 votes)

Actors : Stephen Bogaert

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Other Episodes (Season 4)

Miracle Escape (Air France Flight 358)
1. Miracle Escape (Air France Flight 358)
Falling from the Sky (British Airways Flight 9)
2. Falling from the Sky (British Airways Flight 9)
Fire Fight (Air Canada Flight 797)
3. Fire Fight (Air Canada Flight 797)
Missed Approach (Korean Air Flight 801)
4. Missed Approach (Korean Air Flight 801)
Hidden Danger (United Airlines 585, USAir 427 and Eastwind Airlines 517)
5. Hidden Danger (United Airlines 585, USAir 427 and Eastwind Airlines 517)
Panic Over The Pacific (China Airlines Flight 006)
6. Panic Over The Pacific (China Airlines Flight 006)
Out Of Sight (1986 Cerritos mid-air collision)
7. Out Of Sight (1986 Cerritos mid-air collision)
Fog of War (1996 Croatia USAF CT-43)
8. Fog of War (1996 Croatia USAF CT-43)
Vertigo
9. Vertigo
Ghost Plane (Helios Airways Flight 522)
10. Ghost Plane (Helios Airways Flight 522)

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