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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.
This article lists Japan Airlines incidents and accidents. ( Bold dates - onboard fatalities) 1950s. On 9 April 1952, Mokusei, Flight 301, a Martin 2-0-2 (N90943) leased from Northwest Orient Airlines, struck Mount Mihara while operating the first leg of a Tokyo-Osaka-Fukuoka service.
Jan 3, 2024 · Passengers onboard Japan Airlines flight 516 say it was a miracle that all 379 people onboard escaped unscathed following a fiery collision at Tokyo’s Haneda airport.
Jan 3, 2024 · A Japan Airlines plane crashed into a smaller aircraft. (AP: Kyodo News) Dramatic footage captured the moment of disaster. The Japan Airlines (JAL) plane approached to land and then, as it touched down, it collided with a smaller aircraft operated by the Coast Guard.
Jan 3, 2024 · Japan Airlines Flight 516 turned into a fireball after it collided with a coastguard plane as it landed. Five of the six people on board the smaller aircraft - which had been due to deliver aid...
Jan 2, 2024 · That all on Japan Airlines flight 516 escaped is extraordinary. Experts say a flawless evacuation and new technology played a large part in their survival.
Jan 2, 2024 · All 379 people on board the aircraft were swiftly evacuated after it burst into flames following a collision with a coastguard aircraft. Five of the six people inside the coastguard plane were...
Jan 3, 2024 · The speed of evacuation by passengers and crew members aboard Japan Airlines JAL516 in Tuesday’s (Jan 2) accident was a miracle and a testament to the aircraft’s emergency system, said experts.
Jan 4, 2024 · All 379 passengers and crew escaped relatively unscathed after Japan Airlines flight 516 burst into flames following a crash with a coast guard plane at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.
Jun 22, 2023 · “It’s the end!” shouted Captain Masami Takahama. Moments later, Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashed into a ridge on Mount Osutaka, about 62 miles northwest of Tokyo. Only four people survived.
