Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 27 SEP 1977 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62H |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Japan Air Lines - JAL |
| Kennzeichen: | JA8051 |
| Werknummer: | 46152/550 |
| Baujahr: | 1971 |
| Triebwerk: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D- |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 8 / Insassen: 10 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 26 / Insassen: 69 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 34 / Insassen: 79 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 6,5 km (4.1 Meilen) NW of Kuala Lumpur Subang International Airport (KUL) (Malaysia)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
| Flug von: | Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), |
| Kuala Lumpur Subang International Airport (KUL/WMKK), Malaysia | |
| Flugnummer: | 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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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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