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Japan

Occurrences in Japan.

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Occurrences167112 accidents · 32 incidents · 99 mapped
Fatal occurrences66Fatality total known for 149 of 167
Reported fatalities1,949Plus 55 serious injuries reported
Years1938–202624 Aug 1938 – 20 Jan 2026

By year

Japan: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19381 occurrences in 1938, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).15
19391 occurrences in 1939, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).16
19401 occurrences in 1940, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).00
19511 occurrences in 1951, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).115
19521 occurrences in 1952, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).137
19531 occurrences in 1953, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).1129
19541 occurrences in 1954, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).16
19551 occurrences in 1955, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).14
19572 occurrences in 1957, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).167
19581 occurrences in 1958, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).133
19591 occurrences in 1959, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).11
19601 occurrences in 1960, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).13
19621 occurrences in 1962, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).14
19633 occurrences in 1963, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).228
19644 occurrences in 1964, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).326
19651 occurrences in 1965, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).12
19667 occurrences in 1966, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).5376
19694 occurrences in 1969, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).232
19702 occurrences in 1970, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).00
19714 occurrences in 1971, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).2230
19722 occurrences in 1972, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).110
19733 occurrences in 1973, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).11
19761 occurrences in 1976, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).11
19772 occurrences in 1977, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).13
19792 occurrences in 1979, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).00
19822 occurrences in 1982, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).124
19831 occurrences in 1983, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).00
19851 occurrences in 1985, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).1520
19861 occurrences in 1986, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).00
19871 occurrences in 1987, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).12
19884 occurrences in 1988, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).17
19891 occurrences in 1989, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).00
19902 occurrences in 1990, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).110
19931 occurrences in 1993, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).00
19942 occurrences in 1994, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).2265
19951 occurrences in 1995, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).00
19962 occurrences in 1996, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).29
19972 occurrences in 1997, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).22
19993 occurrences in 1999, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).35
20002 occurrences in 2000, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).28
20012 occurrences in 2001, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).16
20022 occurrences in 2002, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).00
20031 occurrences in 2003, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).00
20042 occurrences in 2004, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).00
20052 occurrences in 2005, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).00
20074 occurrences in 2007, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).24
20083 occurrences in 2008, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).00
20095 occurrences in 2009, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).24
20105 occurrences in 2010, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).15
20117 occurrences in 2011, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).13
20125 occurrences in 2012, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).00
20134 occurrences in 2013, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).00
20142 occurrences in 2014, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).00
20158 occurrences in 2015, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).25
20169 occurrences in 2016, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).210
20178 occurrences in 2017, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).26
20187 occurrences in 2018, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).210
20194 occurrences in 2019, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).00
20205 occurrences in 2020, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).00
20221 occurrences in 2022, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).12
20233 occurrences in 2023, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).218
20242 occurrences in 2024, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).15
20261 occurrences in 2026, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (9).00

Aircraft types

Japan: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Boeing 7371700
Boeing 747154523
Boeing 767900
Boeing 777900
Namc YS-1172118
Boeing 787500
Boeing 72742295
Cessna 172414
Douglas DC-34336
Douglas DC-84265

Airports most often reported

Japan: airports most often reported
AirportOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
Narita International Airport (NRT)Narita International Airport (NRT): 3 occurrences, 1.8% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.1.8%00
Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND)Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND): 3 occurrences, 1.8% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Narita International Airport (NRT), 3).1.8%00
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW): 2 occurrences, 1.2% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Narita International Airport (NRT), 3).1.2%00
Fukuoka Airport (FUK)Fukuoka Airport (FUK): 2 occurrences, 1.2% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Narita International Airport (NRT), 3).1.2%00
Kadena Air Base (DNA)Kadena Air Base (DNA): 2 occurrences, 1.2% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Narita International Airport (NRT), 3).1.2%00
Kansai International Airport (KIX)Kansai International Airport (KIX): 2 occurrences, 1.2% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Narita International Airport (NRT), 3).1.2%00
Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport (TTJ)Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport (TTJ): 2 occurrences, 1.2% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Narita International Airport (NRT), 3).1.2%00
Amami Airport (ASJ)Amami Airport (ASJ): 1 occurrences, 0.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Narita International Airport (NRT), 3).0.6%00
Cairns International Airport (CNS)Cairns International Airport (CNS): 1 occurrences, 0.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Narita International Airport (NRT), 3).0.6%00
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL): 1 occurrences, 0.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Narita International Airport (NRT), 3).0.6%00

Deadliest occurrences

Japan: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
Japan Air Lines Flight 12312 Aug 1985520Mount Takamagahara, Ueno, Tano District, Gunma, Japan1
China Airlines Flight 14026 Apr 1994264Nagoya Airport, Nagoya, Japan1
All Nippon Airways Flight 5830 Jul 1971162Near Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan2
All Nippon Airways Flight 604 Feb 1966133Tokyo Bay, near Haneda International Airport, Tokyo, Japan1
Tachikawa air disaster18 Jun 1953129Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan1
BOAC Flight 9115 Mar 1966124Mount Fuji, Japan1
Toa Domestic Airlines Flight 633 Jul 197168Yokotsudake, Hokkaido, Japan1
1957 Pacific Ocean Boeing C-97 disappearance22 Mar 195767Pacific Ocean; about 200 miles east from Tokyo, Japan1
Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 4024 Mar 196664Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan1
All Nippon Airways Flight 53313 Nov 196650Seto Inland Sea off Matsuyama Airport, Matsuyama1

All occurrences

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  1. 2026 Mount Aso helicopter crash

    20 Jan 2026 · Mount Aso, Kyushu, Japan

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  2. American Airlines Flight 168

    15 Nov 2024 · Tokyo, Japan · not on the map

  3. 2024 Haneda Airport runway collision

    2 Jan 2024 · Runway 34R, Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan · 5 fatal

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  4. US military Osprey crash off Yakushima

    29 Nov 2023 · Yakushima Town, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, near Yakushima Airport and Anbō Port, at sea off Yakushima · 8 fatal

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  5. Japan Coast Guard training aircraft emergency landing

    18 Apr 2023 · Usa, Ōita Prefecture, Japan

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  6. 2023 Miyakojima helicopter crash

    6 Apr 2023 · Off the coast of Miyako-jima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan · 10 fatal · not on the map

  7. Tactical Fighter Training Group F-15 crash

    31 Jan 2022 · Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan · 2 fatal

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  8. DCA20WA142 · Boeing 737 800

    29 Aug 2020 · Tokyo, Japan

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  9. DCA20WA110 · Boeing 737 800

    12 Apr 2020 · Matsuyama, Japan · not on the map

  10. ANC20WA026 · Agustawestland AW139

    16 Feb 2020 · Ishikari-City, Hokkaido, Japan · not on the map

  11. ANC20WA025 · Agustawestland AW139

    1 Feb 2020 · Fukushima, Japan · not on the map

  12. Jin Air Boeing 737 8Q8 accident

    12 Jan 2020 · Fukuoka, Japan · not on the map

  13. ANC20CA014 · Cessna 172 M

    15 Dec 2019 · Tokyo, Japan

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  14. All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 incident

    1 Jun 2019 · Unknown, Japan · not on the map

  15. DCA19WA222 · Boeing 737 8GJ

    2 May 2019 · Narita, Japan · not on the map

  16. ENG19WA016 · Boeing 787 8

    29 Mar 2019 · Osaka, Japan · not on the map

  17. Delta Air Lines Flight 278

    4 Dec 2018 · SUNNS intersection, Osaka, Japan

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  18. 2018 Cessna 208B crash in the Pacific Ocean

    27 Sept 2018 · Pacific Ocean, approx. 120 km east of Sendai, Japan · 1 fatal

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  19. ANC18WA065 · Bell 412EP

    10 Aug 2018 · Nakanojo, Japan · 9 fatal

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  20. Korean Air Boeing 777 3B5 incident

    29 Jun 2018 · Narita, Japan · not on the map

  21. ENG18RA029 · Boeing 767

    24 May 2018 · Kumamoto, Japan, Japan · not on the map

  22. Korean Air Boeing 737 accident

    9 Apr 2018 · Osaka, Japan · not on the map

  23. ANC18LA020 · Eurocopter France SA330J PUMA J

    26 Jan 2018 · Pacific Ocean, Japan

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  24. DCA18WA017 · Boeing 737

    22 Oct 2017 · Tokyo, Japan

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  25. KLM Boeing 777 incident

    23 Sept 2017 · Osaka, Japan · not on the map

  26. ENG17RA037 · Boeing 777 300

    5 Sept 2017 · Tokyo, Japan

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  27. ANC17WA048 · SOCATA TBM 700

    14 Aug 2017 · Zemyo, Japan · 2 fatal

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  28. Atlas Air Boeing 747-87UF incident

    15 Jul 2017 · Narita, Japan · not on the map

  29. DCA17WA154 · Boeing 787-9

    1 Jul 2017 · Fukushima, Japan

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  30. Delta Air Lines Flight 276

    7 Jun 2017 · Tokyo, Japan

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  31. ANC17WA027 · Cessna 172 P

    3 Jun 2017 · Tateyama, Japan · 4 fatal · not on the map

  32. DCA17WA029 · Boeing 767 323

    10 Nov 2016 · Kagoshima, Japan

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  33. ENG16RA030 · Airbus A320

    9 Jul 2016 · Narita, Japan · not on the map

  34. All Nipon Airways Boeing 737 incident

    27 May 2016 · tokyo, Japan

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  35. Korean Air Flight 2708

    27 May 2016 · Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan

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  36. ENG16RA028 · Bombardier CL600 2C10 700

    17 Apr 2016 · Fukuoka, Japan · not on the map

  37. 2016 Japan Air Self-Defense Force Raytheon U-125 accident

    6 Apr 2016 · Mount Takakuma, 10 km north of Kanoya Air Base, Japan · 6 fatal · not on the map

  38. ANC16WA016 · Mooney M20C

    26 Mar 2016 · Yao Airport, Osaka Prefecture, Japan · 4 fatal

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  39. ANC16WA026 · Cirrus SR22

    21 Mar 2016 · Kagoshima, Japan

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  40. Japan Airlines International Boeing 737 846 accident

    23 Feb 2016 · Chitose, Japan · not on the map

  41. ANC16WA008 · Robinson R22

    22 Nov 2015 · Annaka City, Japan · 2 fatal · not on the map

  42. Delta Air Lines Flight 158

    2 Oct 2015 · Russian airspace, Japan · not on the map

  43. First Flying landing accident at Aguni Airport

    28 Aug 2015 · Aguni Airport, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

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  44. Chōfu PA-46 crash

    26 Jul 2015 · Fujimi-chō 1-chōme, Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan · 3 fatal

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  45. ENG15WA029 · Embraer ERJ170 - 200STD

    7 Jul 2015 · Niigata, Japan

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  46. DCA15WA147 · Boeing 737 400

    30 Jun 2015 · Tanegashima, Japan · not on the map

  47. ANC15RA074 · Cessna 525 A

    10 Jun 2015 · OKAYAMA PREFFECTURE, Japan · not on the map

  48. Asiana Airlines Flight 162

    14 Apr 2015 · Hiroshima Airport, Mihara, Hiroshima, Japan

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  49. American Airlines Boeing 777 223 accident

    16 Dec 2014 · Ishikawa, Japan · not on the map

  50. ANC15WA017 · Cirrus Design Corp SR20

    12 Oct 2014 · Ibusuki City, Japan

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