Overview

• A Navy patrol aircraft carrying four crew members was on a routine training mission when it went down.
• The plane took off from a Pohang airbase minutes before crashing on May 29.
• Impact on the wooded slope ignited a blaze that prompted firefighting and rescue teams to respond.
• Search and recovery operations confirmed that all four people onboard died at the scene.
• Military authorities have initiated a formal inquiry into the circumstances of the unexplained accident.