Worst 5 Airplane Accidents in Japan
Here are the Worst 5 Airplane Accidents in Japan, in terms of casualties.
No.5
BOAC Flight 911 In-flight breakup accident
124 Deaths
| Date | 1966 May 5 |
| Summary | In-flight breakup |
| Site | Mount Fuji, Japan |
| Passengers | 113 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 0 |
| Fatalities | 124 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 707-436 |
| Possible Cause | Turbulence |
The airplane was hit by turbulence near Mt. Fuji. Then the airframe got a midair breakup.
No.4
All Nippon Airways Flight 60 accident
133 Deaths
| Date | 1966 February 4 |
| Summary | Undetermined |
| Site | Tokyo Bay, Japan |
| Passengers | 126 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 133 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-81 |
| Operator | All Nippon Airways |
The airplane was missing upon Tokyo Bay. 4 hours later the crushed body was found on the water. The several reasons (pilot's error, engine fire, design error) were raised. But the actual reason is still unknown.
No. 3
All Nippon Airways Flight 58 accident (Shizukuishi collision)
162 Deaths
| Date | 1971 July 30 |
| Summary | Mid-air collision |
| Site | near Shizukuishi, Japan |
| Total injuries (non-fatal) | 1 |
| Total fatalities | 162 (all on board Flight 58) |
| Total survivors | 1 |
| First aircraft | |
| Type | Boeing 727-281 |
| Operator | All Nippon Airways |
| Registration | JA8329 |
| Flight origin | Chitose Airport |
| Destination | Haneda Airport |
| Passengers | 155 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 0 |
| Fatalities | 162 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Second aircraft | |
| Type | North American F-86 |
| Operator | JASDF (Japan AirForce) |
| Registration | 92-7932 |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 1 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Survivors | 1 |
A civilian airplane and a military training aircraft hit each other in the air. Because of the carelessness of F-86 side.
After the collision, the ejection equipment of F-86 was broken. But the canopy had been removed by the collision. The pilot manually unfastened his seat belt and escaped from the fighter.
No.2
China Airlines Flight 140 accident
264 Deaths
| Date | 1994 April 26 |
| Summary | Stall caused by pilot error |
| Site | Nagoya, Japan |
| Passengers | 256 |
| Crew | 15 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 7 |
| Fatalities | 264 |
| Survivors | 7 |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A300B4-622R |
| Operator | China Airlines |
The accident was caused by an operation error of autopilot by the pilots.
No .1
Japan Airlines Flight 123 accident (Osutaka-yama accident)
520 Deaths
| Date | 1985 August 12 |
| Summary | In-flight structural failure, explosive decompression, catastrophic hydraulic failure, maintenance errors |
| Site | Mount Osutaka-no-one, Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, Japan |
| Passengers | 509 |
| Crew | 15 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 4 |
| Fatalities | 520 |
| Survivors | 4 |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 747SR-46 |
| Operator | Japan Airlines |
Because of a maintenance error, the vertical stabilizer of the aircraft was broken and dropped out during the flight. No one could control the aircraft and it crashed into the mountain.
Source is Wikipedia.
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