Air Busan Flight 391
2025 aviation accident in Busan, South Korea
Air Busan Flight 391 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Air Busan from Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, to Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong. On 28 January 2025, the Airbus A321 caught fire while preparing to taxi for takeoff. The fire resulted in 3 injuries and the evacuation of all 176 occupants on board the aircraft, which was destroyed by the flames and deemed a total loss.
Background
Aircraft
The aircraft involved was an Airbus A321 registered as HL7763 and had been in service since 2008, having previously been operated by Asiana Airlines. It was delivered to Air Busan on 1 June 2017.
Passengers and crew
There were 169 passengers and 6 crew members aboard the plane, as well as 1 maintenance engineer. Most passengers were travelling for the Lunar New Year holidays. The passengers also included 22 foreign nationals, including 18 Chinese, 2 Americans, 1 British and 1 Filipino. The captain had logged 6,552 flight hours, including 5,510 hours on the Airbus A321, 2,795 of which were as a captain. The first officer had 3,278 flight hours, with 2,859 of them on the Airbus A321.
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