| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | April 15, 1999 |
| Time: | 1605 |
| Location: | Shanghai, China |
| Operator: | Korean Air |
| Flight #: | 6316 |
| Route: | Shanghai, China - Seoul, Korea |
| AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 |
| Registration: | HL-7373 |
| cn / ln: | 48409/490 |
| Aboard: | 3 (passengers:0 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 3 (passengers:0 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 5 |
| Summary: | Shortly after taking off and approaching 1,500 meters, the captain and first officer got into a disagreement about the planes altitude, The captain then pushed down on the control column and the plane entered a rapid descent. Both crew members tried to recover from the dive but were unable to gain control and the plane crashed into the ground and was destroyed. |
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