_(7990887198).jpg) A Southwest Air Lines Boeing 737-200, similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Overrun | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 August 1982 |
| Summary | Runway overrun caused by pilot error compounded by hydroplaning |
| Site | Ishigaki Airport |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-200 |
| Operator | Southwest Air Lines (now Japan Transocean Air) |
| Registration | JA8444 |
| Flight origin | Naha Airport, Okinawa, Japan |
| Destination | Ishigaki Airport |
| Occupants | 138 |
| Passengers | 133 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 67 |
| Survivors | 138 |
Southwest Air Lines Flight 611 was a scheduled flight from Naha to Ishigaki. On 26 August 1982, the Boeing 737-200 overran the runway while attempting to land. The aircraft caught fire and was destroyed, but none of the 133 passengers and 5 crew died in the accident although two crew and one passenger were seriously injured.[1][2][3]
- ^ CAP 479 World Airline Accident Summary (United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority) Page 16/82
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident description Southwest Air Lines Flight 611". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "JTA-五十年間守り続ける安全・安心" [JTA-Safety and security that will continue to be protected for fifty years] (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 November 2019.