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Table 1. Injury chart.

The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a postcrash fire. The estimated value of the airplane was about $60 million.

The accident caused extensive ground scarring and fire damage to trees and foliage along the wreckage path and in the immediate vicinity of the main wreckage area. Also, a 12-inch fuel oil pipeline located along a vehicle access road that services the NIMITZ VOR was severed when it was struck by the airplane. The severed pipeline spilled about 1,000 gallons of oil in a localized area.

The captain, age 42, was hired by Korean Air on November 2, 1987. He was previously a pilot in the Republic of Korea Air Force. He held an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate issued by the Korean Ministry of Construction and Transport (MOCT) on April 19, 1992, with type ratings in the Boeing 727 and 747. The captain qualified as a 727 first officer on December 19, 1988, and as a 747 first officer on February 13, 1991. He upgraded to 727 captain on December 27, 1992, and 747 captain on August 20, 1995. The