Accident | |
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Date | September 17, 1982 |
Summary | Runway excursion due to broken hydraulics |
Site | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, Shanghai, China 31°11′48″N 121°20′6″E / 31.19667°N 121.33500°E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-8-61 |
Operator | Japan Air Lines |
IATA flight No. | JL792 |
ICAO flight No. | JAL 792 |
Call sign | JAPAN AIR 792 |
Registration | JA8048 |
Flight origin | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, Shanghai, China |
Destination | New Tokyo International Airport, Narita, Chiba, Japan |
Occupants | 124 |
Passengers | 113 |
Crew | 11 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 39[1] |
Survivors | 124 |
On September 17, 1982, Japan Air Lines Flight 792 made an attempted landing back to its airport of origin, Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, after reporting an issue in the aircraft's hydraulics soon after taking off for New Tokyo International Airport. The landing resulted in a runway excursion, which in turn led to 39 of the 124 passenger and crew being injured.[2][3][1]