Shanghai - Tokyo
Flight / Schedule
Shanghai - Tokyo
Aircraft
Douglas DC-8Registration
JA8048
MSN
46160
Year of Manufacture
1971
Operator
Japan AirlinesDate
September 17, 1982 at 02:30 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Shanghai-Hongqiao Shanghai
Region
Asia • China
Coordinates
31.1926°, 121.3671°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On September 17, 1982 at 02:30 PM, Shanghai - Tokyo experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-8, operated by Japan Airlines, with the event recorded near Shanghai-Hongqiao Shanghai.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
124 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 124 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 11, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 113, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The airplane departed Shanghai-Hongqiao Airport at 1357LT on a flight to Tokyo, carrying 113 passengers and a crew of 11. Nine minutes after takeoff, the crew heard a strange noise coming from the lower middle part of the aircraft. This was immediately followed by a hydraulic low level warning, a hydraulic reservoir air low pressure warning, a complete loss of hydraulic system pressure, abnormal flap position indications, and a complete loss of air brake pressure. The crew elected to return to Shanghai for a emergency landing. The DC-8 touched down fast on runway 36, overran and came to rest in a drainage ditch. All 124 occupants were evacuated, 23 of them were injured.
Aircraft reference details include registration JA8048, MSN 46160, year of manufacture 1971.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 31.1926°, 121.3671°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The airplane departed Shanghai-Hongqiao Airport at 1357LT on a flight to Tokyo, carrying 113 passengers and a crew of 11. Nine minutes after takeoff, the crew heard a strange noise coming from the lower middle part of the aircraft. This was immediately followed by a hydraulic low level warning, a hydraulic reservoir air low pressure warning, a complete loss of hydraulic system pressure, abnormal flap position indications, and a complete loss of air brake pressure. The crew elected to return to Shanghai for a emergency landing. The DC-8 touched down fast on runway 36, overran and came to rest in a drainage ditch. All 124 occupants were evacuated, 23 of them were injured.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
11
Passengers On Board
113
Estimated Survivors
124
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 124
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Shanghai - Tokyo
Operator
Japan AirlinesFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Asia • China
Aircraft Details
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