Japan Air Lines flight 350

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Japan Air Lines flight 350
JA8048 DC-8-61 Japan Al HKG 27OCT81 (5580803444) .jpg

A Douglas DC-8-61 of Japan Air Lines, similar to the aircraft that crashed
Accident summary
Accident type Attempted pilot suicide
place 510 m before runway 33R, Tokyo-Haneda Airport
35 ° 32 ′ 14.2 "  N , 139 ° 46 ′ 56.8"  E Coordinates: 35 ° 32 ′ 14.2 "  N , 139 ° 46 ′ 56.8"  E
date February 9, 1982
Fatalities 24
Survivors 150
Aircraft
Aircraft type Douglas DC-8-61
operator Japan Air Lines
Mark JA8061
Departure airport Fukuoka Airport
Destination airport Tokyo Haneda Airport
Passengers 166
crew 8th
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On February 9, 1982, a Douglas DC-8 crashed on Japan Air Lines Flight 350 while approaching Tokyo Haneda Airport . The cause was the behavior of the mentally unstable Captain Katagiri, who crashed the plane with pilot suicidal intent.

plane

Japan Air Lines' Douglas DC-8-61 was 15 years old at the time of the crash. Captain Seiji Katagiri, co-pilot Yoshifumi Ishikawa and flight engineer Yoshimi Ozaki sat in the cockpit.

course

After almost an hour of flight time, the pilots began the descent towards Haneda Airport at 08:22. At around 08:35 a.m., the pilots received clearance from the air traffic controller for the ILS approach to runway 33R. At 084325 the co-pilot reported an altitude of 500 feet, but Captain Katagiri did not react, although according to the regulations he should have answered "stabilized". At 844:01 a.m., at an altitude of 164 feet and traveling at a speed of 130 knots, Katagiri turned off the autopilot , set the two inner of the four engines to reverse thrust, and pushed the control stick forward. The copilot was still trying to pull the DC-8 up, but could no longer save the aircraft; it hit the shallow waters of Tokyo Bay . The nose and the right wing were torn off. 24 of the 174 people on board died.

After the crash

Proceedings were initiated against Captain Katagiri, who survived the crash. Because of his psychological condition, which had already led to a leave of absence from November 1980 to November 1981, he was declared insane.

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