Sapporo – Tokyo

On February 4, 1966 at 07:00 PM, Sapporo – Tokyo experienced a crash involving Boeing 727-100, operated by All Nippon Airways, with the event recorded near Tokyo-Haneda Kanto.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

133 people were known to be on board, 133 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 126, passenger fatalities: 126, other fatalities: 0.

While approaching Tokyo-Haneda Airport by night and in good weather conditions, at an altitude of about 2,000 feet, the three engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the Tokyo Bay, about 12 km southeast of the airport. Lots of debris were quickly recovered as well as the tail that sank by a depth of 20 meters. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and none of the 133 occupants survived the crash, which was the worst in Aviation History to date. At the time of the accident, the crew was approaching the airport under VFR mode in good weather conditions and did not report any issues on the frequency.

Aircraft reference details include registration JA8302, MSN 18822, year of manufacture 1965.