Nagoya - Hanamaki

On April 18, 1993 at 12:44 PM, Nagoya - Hanamaki experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-9, operated by Japan Air System, with the event recorded near Hanamaki Tohoku.

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.

76 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 76 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 72, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The approach to Hanamaki Airport was completed by the copilot. On short final, eight seconds prior to landing on runway 02, the aircraft was caught by downdrafts and windshear. Three seconds prior to touchdown, the captain regained control but this was too late. The aircraft landed hard, right main gear first. It rolled for about 1,860 metres before coming to rest on the runway, bursting into flames. All 76 occupants were rescued, among them 20 were injured. A fire erupted under the right wing following a tank rupture.

Aircraft reference details include registration JA8448, MSN 47767, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.3695°, 141.0920°.