Japan Air Lines Flight 715

Japan Air Lines Flight 715
日本航空クアラルンプール墜落事故
JA8051, the aircraft involved in the accident
Occurrence
Date27 September 1977
SummaryControlled flight into terrain due to pilot error
SiteElmina Estate, near Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang, Malaysia
Aircraft
Aircraft typeMcDonnell Douglas DC-8-62H
OperatorJapan Air Lines
RegistrationJA8051
Flight originTokyo International Airport, Tokyo, Japan
1st stopoverKai Tak Airport, Hong Kong
Last stopoverSultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang, Malaysia
DestinationSingapore International Airport, Singapore
Passengers69
Crew10
Fatalities34
Injuries45
Survivors45

Japan Air Lines Flight 715 (日本航空 715便, Nihonkōkū 715 Bin) was an airplane that crashed in Malaysia on 27 September 1977.[1][2] It was a McDonnell Douglas DC-8, registration JA8051, on a flight from Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, to Singapore International Airport in Singapore, with stopovers at Kai Tak Airport in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, and Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Malaysia. Ten crew and 69 passengers were on board.[1] It was the second-deadliest aviation disaster to occur in Malaysia at the time.[1]

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  2. ^ "A body part of the Japan Airlines 715 is seen a day after the crash..." Getty Images. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2022.