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Operator

Japan Air Lines

Occurrences where an aircraft's operator is Japan Air Lines. Spellings and company suffixes are merged.

Occurrences1915 accidents · 1 incidents · 15 mapped
Fatal occurrences8Fatality total known for 18 of 19
Reported fatalities771Plus 2 serious injuries reported
Years1952–20259 Apr 1952 – 5 Feb 2025

By year

Japan Air Lines: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19521 occurrences in 1952, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1972 (3).137
19571 occurrences in 1957, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1972 (3).00
19651 occurrences in 1965, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1972 (3).00
19681 occurrences in 1968, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1972 (3).00
19691 occurrences in 1969, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1972 (3).13
19701 occurrences in 1970, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1972 (3).00
19723 occurrences in 1972, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1972 (3).2152
19731 occurrences in 1973, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1972 (3).11
19751 occurrences in 1975, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1972 (3).00
19772 occurrences in 1977, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1972 (3).134
19822 occurrences in 1982, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1972 (3).124
19851 occurrences in 1985, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1972 (3).1520
20101 occurrences in 2010, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1972 (3).00
20121 occurrences in 2012, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1972 (3).00
20251 occurrences in 2025, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1972 (3).00

Aircraft types

Japan Air Lines: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Douglas DC-86190
Boeing 74732521
McDonnell Douglas DC-833120
Boeing 727100
Boeing 737100
Boeing 777100
Boeing 787100
Convair 880113
Douglas DC-4100
Martin 21137

Airports most often reported

Japan Air Lines: airports most often reported
AirportOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
Fukuoka Airport (FUK)Fukuoka Airport (FUK): 1 occurrences, 5.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.5.3%00
Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR)Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR): 1 occurrences, 5.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Fukuoka Airport (FUK), 1).5.3%00
Sendai Airport (SDJ)Sendai Airport (SDJ): 1 occurrences, 5.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Fukuoka Airport (FUK), 1).5.3%00

Countries

Japan Air Lines: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
JapanJapan: 7 occurrences, 36.8% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.36.8%3581
United StatesUnited States: 4 occurrences, 21.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Japan, 7).21.1%13
IndiaIndia: 2 occurrences, 10.5% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Japan, 7).10.5%190
BangladeshBangladesh: 1 occurrences, 5.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Japan, 7).5.3%00
ChinaChina: 1 occurrences, 5.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Japan, 7).5.3%00
DenmarkDenmark: 1 occurrences, 5.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Japan, 7).5.3%00
MalaysiaMalaysia: 1 occurrences, 5.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Japan, 7).5.3%134
Soviet UnionSoviet Union: 1 occurrences, 5.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Japan, 7).5.3%162
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 1 occurrences, 5.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Japan, 7).5.3%11

US states and territories

Japan Air Lines: US states and territories
StateOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
CaliforniaCalifornia: 2 occurrences, 10.5% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.10.5%00
WashingtonWashington: 2 occurrences, 10.5% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 2).10.5%13

Deadliest occurrences

Japan Air Lines: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
Japan Air Lines Flight 12312 Aug 1985520Mount Takamagahara, Ueno, Tano District, Gunma, Japan1
Japan Air Lines Flight 47114 Jun 197290Near Palam International Airport, New Delhi1
Japan Air Lines Flight 44628 Nov 197262Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union1
Japan Air Lines Flight 3019 Apr 195237Mount Mihara, Izu Ōshima, Japan1
Japan Air Lines Flight 71527 Sept 197734Elmina Estate, near Subang Airport, Selangor, Malaysia1
Japan Air Lines Flight 3509 Feb 198224Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan1
Japan Air Lines Flight 9024 Jun 19693Grant County International Airport, Moses Lake, Washington, United States1
Japan Air Lines Flight 40420 Jul 19731Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates1

All occurrences

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  1. Delta Air Lines Flight 1921

    5 Feb 2025 · Seattle, WA, United States

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  2. DCA12WA066 · Boeing 777 - 206

    31 Mar 2012 · Tokyo, Japan

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  3. Japan Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD90 30 incident

    15 Aug 2010 · Sendai, Japan · not on the map

  4. Japan Air Lines Flight 123

    12 Aug 1985 · Mount Takamagahara, Ueno, Tano District, Gunma, Japan · 520 fatal

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  5. Japan Air Lines Flight 792

    17 Sept 1982 · Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, Shanghai, China

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  6. Japan Air Lines Flight 350

    9 Feb 1982 · Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan · 24 fatal

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  7. Japan Air Lines Flight 472 (1977)

    28 Sept 1977 · Dhaka International Airport, Bangladesh

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  8. Japan Air Lines Flight 715

    27 Sept 1977 · Elmina Estate, near Subang Airport, Selangor, Malaysia · 34 fatal

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  9. Japan Air Lines food poisoning incident

    3 Feb 1975 · Copenhagen Airport, Denmark

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  10. Japan Air Lines Flight 404

    20 Jul 1973 · Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 fatal

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  11. Japan Air Lines Flight 446

    28 Nov 1972 · Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union · 62 fatal

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  12. Japan Air Lines Flight 472 (1972)

    24 Sept 1972 · Juhu Aerodrome, Bombay, India

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  13. Japan Air Lines Flight 471

    14 Jun 1972 · Near Palam International Airport, New Delhi · 90 fatal · not on the map

  14. Japan Air Lines Flight 351

    31 Mar 1970 · Japan · not on the map

  15. Japan Air Lines Flight 90

    24 Jun 1969 · Grant County International Airport, Moses Lake, Washington, United States · 3 fatal

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  16. Japan Air Lines Flight 2

    22 Nov 1968 · San Francisco Bay near Burlingame, California, United States

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  17. Japan Air Lines Flight 813

    25 Dec 1965 · Over South San Francisco, California, United States

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  18. Japan Air Lines Unzen emergency landing

    30 Sept 1957 · Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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  19. Japan Air Lines Flight 301

    9 Apr 1952 · Mount Mihara, Izu Ōshima, Japan · 37 fatal · not on the map