Talk:Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509/@comment-79.186.198.27-20120716150357

I remember this being on the news over a decade ago. It was a very sad event - I remember the nation feeling sorry for the crew of the plane but understandable being relieved that it didn't injur or kill anyone else when it crashed... it was a close call as I recall, coming down quite close to a busy housing estate. There has been some significant improvements in safety technology and maintainence processes since 1999, with thousands of air cargo flights successfully operating every day. It's just sad that some pilots had to lose their lives before these safety measures could be put in place.