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At 6:30 PM, the flight cleared for takeoff but suffered from compounding issues just after liftoff. Multiple indicators aligned at once: the captain continued unsupported, believing his faulty ADI readings, while the first officer failed to challenge the increasingly errant course. Distracted and anxious about flight protocols, Captain Park rolled left in a turn, unaware of the aircraft’s perilous bank angle.
Instant Catastrophe
In a mere 56 seconds from takeoff to impact, the airliner descended uncontrollably, overwhelmed by the cumulative failures within the cockpit. No survivors emerged from the wreckage as all crew and cargo aboard succumbed to the tragedy. With the loss of countless lives, Korean Air was furnished with a traumatic impetus for change.