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| Date: | Thursday 9 October 1997 |
| Time: | 21:54 |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-289 |
| Owner/operator: | Japan Air System |
| Registration: | JA8977 |
| MSN: | 27636/45 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 394 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 18 km SW of Tateyama VOR -
 Japan
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Fukuoka Airport |
| Tokyo International Airport/Haneda (HND/RJTT) | |
| Investigating agency: | JTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Japan Air System's Boeing 777-200, registered JA8977, operating as flight 316, was flying from Fukuoka Airport to Tokyo International Airport. At approximately 21:54, while flying at an altitude of around 12,500 feet, about 18 km southwest of Tateyama VOR/DME, the aircraft encountered turbulence.
There were 394 people on board, including the captain, 9 crew members, and 383 passengers (including 3 infants), as well as 1 company employee using the jump seat in the cockpit. One cabin crew member sustained serious injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 January 2016 | JA8977 | Japan Airlines (JAL) | 0 | Fukuoka Airport (FUK/RJFF) | |
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| Engine failure | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2024 12:06 | ASN | Added |
| 16-Sep-2024 12:47 | ASN | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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