Japan Air Lines Flight 123 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Tokyo to Osaka, Japan. On August 12, 1985, the Boeing 747 flying the route suffered a severe structural failure and explosive decompression 12 minutes after takeoff.

The Fairchild C-123 Provider is an American military transport aircraft designed by Chase Aircraft and built by Fairchild Aircraft for the U.S. Air Force.

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.

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).

Nov 26, 2022 · Japan Airlines flight 123 was a domestic service that originated at Tokyo's Haneda Airport (HND), a facility that remains one of the national carrier's key hubs today. Its destination was Itami Airport (ITM), a domestic hub serving the cities of Kobe, Kyoto, and Osaka.

Jan 6, 2018 · Japan Air Lines Flight 123 was a Boeing 747SR-46, which departed from Haneda Airport in Tokyo at 6:12 PM on August 12, 1985. It was flying south with 524 passengers and 15 crew members, and its destination was Osaka International Airport.

Feb 10, 2021 · On August 12, 1985, Japanese Airlines (JAL) Flight 123 was packed with hundreds of those travelers, reports the Japan Times, many returning home for the country's Obon holiday, when families generally gather to honor ancestors.

Apr 15, 2024 · More than 37 years later, Japan Airlines flight 123 remains the world's deadliest-ever single-aircraft accident ever, as well as the deadliest plane crash to have occurred on Japanese soil. Out of the 524 passengers and crew onboard the flight, only four survived the …

Japan Airlines Flight 123 was a scheduled domestic flight from Tokyo's Haneda Airport (also known as Tokyo International Airport) to Osaka International Airport (Also known as Osaka Itami Airport). On August 12, 1985, the Boeing 747-146SR …

12 August 1985: The worst accident involving a single aircraft occurred when a Boeing 747 operated by Japan Air Lines crashed into a mountain in the Gunma Prefecture, killing 520 persons. There were just 4 survivors. JAL Flight 123 was …