SEOUL, May 29, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A navy maritime patrol plane crashed in South 
Korea on Thursday, killing all four people on board, authorities said.

The plane crashed in a mountainous area near the southeastern city of Pohang 
just before 2:00 pm (0500 GMT), around six minutes after take-off, according 
to South Korea's navy.

The maritime patrol aircraft was conducting take-off and landing training 
when it crashed, the navy said.

"The Navy has located all four bodies of the maritime patrol aircraft crew 
and is currently recovering them," the navy said in a statement.

Of the four victims, two were officers and two were non-commissioned 
officers, according to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency.

No civilian casualties have been confirmed.

The cause of the incident is being investigated, the navy said.

Fire authorities have sent some 40 personnel in response, Yonhap said.

South Korea suffered the worst aviation disaster on its soil in December when 
a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crash-landed and exploded in a fireball after 
slamming into a concrete barrier.