Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 9 April 1952
Aircraft Type: Martin 2-0-2
Owner/operator: Japan Air Lines – JAL, lsf Northwest Orient Airlines
Registration Number: N93043
Location: Mihara Volcano –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 37 / Occupants: 37
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Japan Air Lines flight 301, a Martin 2-0-2 named ‘Mokusei’, crashed on Oshima Island after encountering terrain during a flight from Tokyo-Haneda Airport to Fukuoka, resulting in the loss of all 37 occupants. The aircraft, leased from Northwest Airlines, operated on a flight with an en route stop at Osaka-Itami Airport. The flight’s radar data indicated passing in the clouds at an altitude of 6,000 feet, estimating Oshima Island at 08:07. The aircraft disappeared shortly after 07:59. The wreckage was discovered on Oshima Island at an elevation of 2000 feet.A Japan Air Lines flight 301, a Martin 2-0-2 named ‘Mokusei’, crashed on Oshima Island after encountering terrain during a flight from Tokyo-Haneda Airport to Fukuoka, resulting in the loss of all 37 occupants. The aircraft, leased from Northwest Airlines, operated on a flight with an en route stop at Osaka-Itami Airport. The flight’s radar data indicated passing in the clouds at an altitude of 6,000 feet, estimating Oshima Island at 08:07. The aircraft disappeared shortly after 07:59. The wreckage was discovered on Oshima Island at an elevation of 2000 feet.
Description
Japan Air Lines flight 301, a Martin 2-0-2 named “Mokusei”, hit terrain on Oshima Island, killing all 37 occupants. The aircraft, leased from Northwest Airlines, operated on a flight from Tokyo-Haneda Airport to Fukuoka with an en route stop at Osaka-Itami Airport. At 07:57, the flight reported that passing in the clouds at an altitude of 6,000 feet, estimating over Oshima Island at 08:07 . However, the aircraft disappeared just after 07:59. The wreckage was located the following day on Oshima Island at an elevation of 2000 feet.
Source of Information
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%82%E3%81%8F%E6%98%9F%E5%8F%B7%E5%A2%9C%E8%90%BD%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%85https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%82%E3%81%8F%E6%98%9F%E5%8F%B7%E5%A2%9C%E8%90%BD%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%85Primary Cause
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