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| Date: | Monday 11 May 1987 |
| Time: | 14:52 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-41 |
| Owner/operator: | TOA Domestic |
| Registration: | JA8436 |
| MSN: | 47619/768 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 59 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 55 km SSW of Sendai City -
 Japan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Obihiro Airport |
| Tokyo-Haneda Airport | |
| Investigating agency: | JTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
TOA Domestic flight 154 encountered turbulence approximately 55 kilometers south-southwest at an altitude of approximately 25,700 feet.
There were a total of 59 people on board the aircraft, including the captain, four crew members, and 54 passengers (including one infant), but one flight attendant was injured.
The FDR showed g values from minus 0.20 to plus 2.30 of 2-3 seconds duration.
Cause: It is estimated that this accident was caused by the aircraft encountering strong and unpredictable turbulence while descending from an altitude of 28,000 feet to an altitude of 24,000 feet.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
ICAO
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2024 12:00 | ASN | Added |
| 04-Oct-2024 13:25 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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