Boeing 727-81 – JA8302 – Air Crash Data

Incident Overview

Date: Friday 4 February 1966

Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-81

Owner/operator: All Nippon Airways – ANA

Registration Number: JA8302

Location: 12 km ESE off Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND) [Tokyo Bay] – ÿ Japan

Phase of Flight: Approach

Status: Destroyed, written off

Casualties: Fatalities: 133 / Occupants: 133

Component Affected: Aircraft flight control systems, navigation systems, and potentially the aircraft’s structural integrity.Aircraft flight control systems, navigation systems, and potentially the aircraft’s structural integrity.

Category: Accident

Description

All Nippon Airways – ANA flight 60, a Boeing 727, crashed into the sea while on approach to Tokyo-Haneda Airport, Japan, killing all 133 occupants The Boeing 727-81 departed Sapporo-Chitose Airport, Japan about 18:00 hours local time on a domestic flight to Tokyo-Haneda Airport. While approaching the airport, the crew cancelled IFR and radioed their intention to continue VFR. At 18:59 hours the flight was instructed to report when entering the right base leg for an approach to runway 33R. Wind was reported being 020 degrees at 10 knots. The flight reported on a long base at 19:00 hours. This was the last radio contact with the flight. The aircraft impacted the water, 12 km east-southeast of the airport, disintegrated and sank. PROBABLE CAUSE: Not determined.

Source of Information

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%A8%E6%97%A5%E7%A9%BA%E7%BE%BD%E7%94%B0%E6%B2%96%E5%A2%9C%E8%90%BD%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%85, https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjsass1969/19/207/19_207_155/_article/-char/ja/https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%A8%E6%97%A5%E7%A9%BA%E7%BE%BD%E7%94%B0%E6%B2%96%E5%A2%9C%E8%90%BD%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%85, https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjsass1969/19/207/19_207_155/_article/-char/ja/