2 Air Force training aircraft collide mid-air in Sept.; no casualties reported

Two Air Force KT-1 training aircraft collided while attempting to land near Sacheon Air Base on the morning of Sept. 1, and both made safe emergency landings with no pilot injuries. The aircraft belonged to the Air Force’s 3rd Flying Training Wing and were damaged. After determining that the pilots involved were negligent, the Air Force referred them to a disciplinary committee.

The collision occurred when one aircraft’s wing struck the fuselage of the other.

Sacheon is about 300 kilometers south of Seoul.

Both aircraft reportedly suffered damage.

The Air Force said the pilots were referred to a disciplinary committee after it determined they were negligent.

Published Nov 1, 2026 10:14 pm KST

This file photo shows the KT-1 training aircraft near the Namji emergency runway in Changnyeong County, South Gyeongsang Province, Nov. 21, 2019. Korea Times file

Two Air Force KT-1 training aircraft collided mid-air while attempting to land at an air base in Sacheon in September, but the accident did not result in any injuries to the pilots, officials said Sunday.

One of the training aircraft was attempting to land near Sacheon Air Base in the namesake city, some 300 kilometers south of Seoul, on the morning of Sept. 1 when its wing collided with the fuselage of another aircraft.

Both aircraft belong to the Air Force's 3rd Flying Training Wing.

The two aircraft subsequently made emergency landings safely, with no injuries reported among the pilots, Air Force officials said.

After determining that the pilots involved were negligent, the Air Force has referred them to a disciplinary committee.

9月1日上午，两架空军KT-1教练机在泗川空军基地附近降落时发生碰撞，两架飞机均安全迫降，飞行员无一受伤。这两架飞机隶属于空军第3飞行训练联队，机身受损。经认定涉事飞行员存在过失，空军已将他们移交纪律委员会进行调查。

碰撞发生时，一架飞机的机翼撞上了另一架飞机的机身。

泗川位于首尔以南约300公里处。

据报道，两架飞机均受损。

空军表示，经认定飞行员存在疏忽行为后，已将此事移交纪律委员会处理。

发布于2026年11月1日晚上10:14（韩国标准时间）

这张资料照片拍摄于2019年11月21日，地点是庆尚南道昌宁郡南池应急跑道附近，照片显示的是一架KT-1教练机。（韩国时报资料照片）

官员周日表示，9月份两架空军KT-1教练机在泗川空军基地降落时空中相撞，但事故并未造成飞行员受伤。

9 月 1 日上午，一架训练飞机在首尔以南约 300 公里的泗川市同名空军基地附近降落时，机翼与另一架飞机的机身相撞。

这两架飞机均隶属于美国空军第3飞行训练联队。

空军官员表示，这两架飞机随后安全紧急迫降，飞行员均未受伤。

空军认定涉事飞行员存在过失后，已将他们移交纪律委员会处理。