Twenty-eight years ago today, Korean Air Flight 801 crashed into a Guam hillside on approach to the A.B. Won Pat International Airport, killing 228 passengers and crew.
First responders on Guam, along with members of the military and volunteers from the community, participated in the rescue and recovery operation.
At 10 a.m. today, government officials and family members of crash victims will gather at a memorial on the crash site to remember those who died in what the National Transportation Safety Board said was a controlled flight into terrain.
In a 226-page report issued in January 2000, the NTSB said the flight captain, who was fatigued, made errors that were unchecked by the first officer and flight engineer. The crash, the deadliest ever in a U.S. territory, led to changes in aviation safety.
