February 20, 2008 (, month 14 Lunar New Year), the South Korean military helicopter crash that killed seven people.


February 20, 2010, rescue workers at the scene investigation
South Korean Defense Ministry on the 20th confirmed that an Army helicopter crashed in Gyeonggi Yangpyeong mountains near the early hours of the morning, seven soldiers all died. Is a US-made UH-1H helicopter accident. The helicopter to return to base after transporting a sick soldier to Seoul hospital for treatment on the way, crashed at 1:40 on the 20th (am Beijing Between 0040 and) about the Longmen Shan mountain in Yangpyeong. The accident helicopter belonging to the Korean Army Combat Command under 204 aviation brigade. The models imported from the United States since 1967 after serving since the age over 40 years. The Longmenshan accident of 1100 meters above sea level, the mountain fog when the accident occurred. South Korean Defense Minister Kim Jang-soo, the morning of the 20th, ordered a thorough investigation into the cause of the accident.