Site Hanamaki Airport Crew 5 Survivors 77 (all) Number of deaths 0 Destination New Chitose Airport Location Hanamaki Airport | Passengers 72 Fatalities 0 Date 18 April 1993 Injuries (nonfatal) 19 Operator Japan Air System | |
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Summary Skidded off runway during landing due to windshear Similar 1993 Tehran mid‑air co, 1993 Auckland mid‑air co, China Northwest Airlines Fl, 1993 Tajik Air Yakovlev, Lufthansa CityLine Flight 5634 | ||
Japan Air System Flight 451 was a Japan Air System flight from Nagoya Airport in the Nagoya area in Aichi Prefecture, Japan to New Chitose Airport in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture with stopover at Hanamaki Airport in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture. On April 18, 1993, the Douglas DC-9-41 on the route crashed while landing at Hanamaki Airport. The aircraft, caught by windshear, skidded off of the runway.
The aircraft broke in three. All 72 passengers and five crew members survived, with 19 people sustaining injuries. The aircraft caught fire as the passengers evacuated. The aircraft was written off.
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