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On August 12, 1985, the Boeing 747 flying the route suffered a severe structural failure and decompression 12 minutes into the flight. After flying under minimal control for a further 32 minutes, the 747 crashed in the area of Mount Takamagahara, 100 kilometres (62 mi; 54 nmi) from Tokyo.
Japan Airlines flight 123, crash of a Japan Airlines (JAL) passenger jet on August 12, 1985, in southern Gumma prefecture, Japan, northwest of Tokyo, that killed 520 people. The incident is one of the deadliest single-plane crashes in history.
Feb 10, 2021 · On that day, 520 people lost their lives, and Flight 123 went down in history as the deadliest single-plane accident in aviation history. Tragically, as Aerotime Aviation News would report, an investigation would later conclude that the accident was not inevitable.
Jul 18, 2023 · On August 12, 1985, Japan Airlines Flight 123 departed Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, bound for Osaka. Approximately 12 minutes after takeoff, at an altitude of 24,000 feet and an airspeed of 300 knots, a bang, vibration, and cabin decompression was recorded on the cockpit voice recorder (CVR).
Aug 13, 2020 · The Japan Airlines’ Flight 123 that took off from Haneda Airport for Osaka at 6:04 p.m. on Aug. 12, 1985, crashed into a ridge of Mount Osutakayama in Gunma Prefecture at around 6:56...
Jun 22, 2023 · Moments later, Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashed into a ridge on Mount Osutaka, about 62 miles northwest of Tokyo. Only four people survived.
Nov 26, 2022 · The crash of Japan Airlines flight 123 has stayed in the news since the disaster occurred, because, 37 years on, wreckage is still being discovered. The most recent instance of this involved an oxygen mask, which was likely unearthed by Typhoon Hagibis in 2019. Let's take a look at how exactly the accident unfolded.
