Mayday

Final Approach (Korean Air Flight 801)

Aired May 6, 2007 · 1:00 PM ET · 45 min

Alternate title: "Blind Landing", "Missed Approach". On 6 August 1997, during final approach for a night landing in Guam, Korean Air Flight 801 crashes into a hill while attempting a missed approach, killing 228 people. The causes were pilot error and the instrument landing system at Guam airport being temporarily out of service for maintenance work.