KA-1 crashes in Hoengseong County, 2 pilots safe: Air Force
![Firefighters pour water onto the site of a warplane crash in Hoengseong County, about 140 kilometers (87 miles) east of Seoul, on Dec. 26. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2022/12/26/2a827a60-b1b0-43c8-a213-80da6f198dbb.jpg)
Firefighters pour water onto the site of a warplane crash in Hoengseong County, about 140 kilometers (87 miles) east of Seoul, on Dec. 26. [YONHAP]
A Korean KA-1 light attack aircraft crashed on Monday, its two pilots safely escaping, the Air Force said.
The plane lost altitude and fell to the ground in Hoengseong County, Gangwon, about 140 kilometers (87 miles) east of Seoul, at 11:43 a.m. soon after take-off from an air base in the nearby city of Wonju, according to the armed services.
No damage to civilian homes has been reported.
The pilots are being transported to a nearby hospital, according to military officials.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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