| Date of Accident: | 01 September 1983 |  |
| Airline: | Korean Air Lines |  |
| Aircraft: | Boeing 747-230B |  |
| Location: | Sakhalin Island, Russia |  |
| Registration: | HL7442 |  |
| Previous Registrations: | D-ABYH |  |
| Flight Number: | 007 |  |
| Fatalities: | 269:269 |  |
| MSN: | 20599 |  |
| Line Number: | 186 |  |
| Engine Manufacturer: | Pratt & Whitney |  |
| Engine Model: | JT9D-7A |  |
| Year of Delivery: | 1972 |  |
| Accident Description: | While flying from Anchorage, Alaska to Seoul, S. Korea, the aircraft inadvertantly entered Soviet airspace and was shot down by a Russian fighter jet. |
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| Related Links/Information: | Cockpit Voice Recorder Transcript |
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