Accident description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 27 SEP 1977 |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62H |
| Operator: | Japan Air Lines - JAL |
| Registration: | JA8051 |
| C/n / msn: | 46152/550 |
| First flight: | 1971 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D- |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 69 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 34 / Occupants: 79 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 6,5 km (4.1 mls) NW of Kuala Lumpur Subang International Airport (KUL) (Malaysia)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong Kong |
| Kuala Lumpur Subang International Airport (KUL/WMKK), Malaysia | |
| Flightnumber: | 715 |
The aircraft struck a 300 feet hill, 4 miles short of the runway while on a VOR approach to runway 15.
The aircraft had descended below MDA of 750 feet.
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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 Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport to Kuala Lumpur Subang International Airport as the crow flies is 2545 km (1591 miles).
Distance from Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport to Kuala Lumpur Subang International Airport as the crow flies is 2545 km (1591 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.
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