Overrun | |
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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]