JA8061

Safety history

• February 9, 1982Accident

  JAL Flight 350 took off from Fukuoka (FUK) runway 16 at 07:34 for a regular flight to Tokyo-Haneda (HND). The aircraft climbed to the cruising altitude of FL290. At 08:22 the crew started their descend to FL160. After reaching that altitude, they were cleared to descend down to 3000 feet.

  Douglas DC-8 · 24 fatalities

  Collision with approach lights during an unstabilized approach. Poor crew coordination and wrong approach configuration on part of the captain. Full accident record