A Republic of Korea Army KAI KUH-1M Medeon ambulance helicopter, operated by the 60th Aviation Corps, 1 Aviation Company, made an emergency landing at Pocheon G 217 Airport (QJP/RKRO).
The five occupants were injured, two seriously. The helicopter came to rest on its side, and the tail of the helicopter was partly destroyed.
The helicopter made an emergency landing on the airstrip at an Army aviation battalion in Pocheon, 46 kilometers north of Seoul, at 10:35 a.m. while on its way to pick up a patient there, according to the Army and the local fire department.
Five crew members were injured, two seriously, and were moved to a nearby hospital.
None of them are in a life-threatening condition, they said. The tail of the medevac chopper was partially destroyed.
“We have suspended the operations of the same type of the aircraft as of 11:10 a.m. Medical evacuation missions will be carried out by UH-60 jets,” the Army said in a statement, adding they will look into the exact cause of the accident. (Yonhap)
