1969 Korean Air Lines YS-11 hijacking
A Korean Air Lines NAMC YS-11 registration HL5206 in 1971; it is similar to the one involved in the hijacking. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11 December 1969 |
| Summary | Hijacking by North Koreans |
| Site | South Korean airspace |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | NAMC YS-11 |
| Operator | Korean Air Lines |
| Registration | HL5208 |
| Flight origin | Gangneung Airbase, Gangneung, Gangwon, South Korea |
| Destination | Gimpo International Airport, Seoul, South Korea |
| Passengers | 47 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 0 (presumed) |
| Missing | 11? (Excluding hijacker. 2 passengers + 2 crew reported alive in North Korea since the incident. Remaining 5 passengers + 2 crew unknown.) |
| Survivors | 51 (presumed, including hijacker and all abductees. 39 passengers were returned to South Korea.) |
The 1969 Korean Air Lines YS-11 hijacking occurred on 11 December 1969. The aircraft, a Korean Air Lines NAMC YS-11 flying a domestic route from Gangneung Airbase in Gangneung, Gangwon, South Korea to Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, was hijacked at 12:25 PM by North Korean agent Cho Ch'ang-hŭi (조창희). It was carrying four crewmembers and 46 passengers (excluding Cho); 39 of the passengers were returned two months later, but the crew and seven passengers remained in North Korea. The incident is seen in the South as an example of the North Korean abductions of South Koreans.