Accident description
languages:
| Status: | |
| Date: | 28 NOV 1972 |
| Time: | 19:51 |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 |
| Operator: | Japan Air Lines - JAL |
| Registration: | JA8040 |
| C/n / msn: | 46057/474 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D- |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 14 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 52 / Occupants: 62 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 61 / Occupants: 76 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO) (Russia)
 |
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO/UUEE), Russia |
| Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT), Japan | |
| Flightnumber: | 446 |
The DC-8 climbed to 100m with a supercritical angle of attack, lost height, hit the ground and burst into flames.
PROBABLE CAUSE: The supercritical angle of attack was caused by either an inadvertent spoiler-extension in flight, or a loss of control following a no. 1 or 2 engine failure (due to icing).
Events:
Sources:
» Flight International 05.11.1977 (1342)
» ICAO Circular 132-AN/93 (22-26)
Statistics
33rd loss of a DC-8
8th worst accident involving a DC-8 (at the time)
14th worst accident involving a DC-8 (currently)
15th worst accident in Russia (at the time)
38th worst accident in Russia (currently) » figures explained
8th worst accident involving a DC-8 (at the time)
14th worst accident involving a DC-8 (currently)
15th worst accident in Russia (at the time)
38th worst accident in Russia (currently) » figures explained
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO/UUEE) to Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT) as the crow flies is 7961 km (4976 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
Distance from Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO/UUEE) to Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT) as the crow flies is 7961 km (4976 miles).
