Japan Air System Flight 451

Japan Air System Flight 451
Accident summary
A Japan Air System Douglas DC-9-41, similar to the one involved
Date	April 18, 1993
Summary	Skidded off runway during landing due to windshear
Site	Hanamaki Airport
Passengers	72
Crew	5
Fatalities	0
Injuries (non-fatal)	19
Survivors	77 (all)
Aircraft type	Douglas DC-9-41
Operator	Japan Air System
Registration	JA8448
Flight origin	Nagoya International Airport
Stopover	Hanamaki Airport
Destination	New Chitose Airport

Japan Air System Flight 451 was a Japan Air System flight from Nagoya Airport in the Nagoya area in Aichi Prefecture, Japan to New Chitose Airport in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture with stopover at Hanamaki Airport in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture. On April 18, 1993, the Douglas DC-9-41 on the route crashed while landing at Hanamaki Airport. The aircraft, caught by windshear, skidded off of the runway.^[1]

The aircraft broke in three. All 72 passengers and five crew members survived, with 19 people sustaining injuries. The aircraft caught fire as the passengers evacuated.^[2] The aircraft was written off.^[1]

References

1 2 http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19930418-0
↑ "All Survive Japan Plane Crash." Chicago Sun-Times. Page 20. April 19, 1993. Retrieved on December 24, 2008.

External links

Final report (Archive) - Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission (Japanese)

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