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| Date: | Thursday 3 July 1986 |
| Time: | 10:34 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 |
| Owner/operator: | Japan Air Lines - JAL |
| Registration: | JA8532 |
| MSN: | 46660/220 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 144 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 50 miles west of Gobo VOR/DME -
 Japan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Fukuoka Airport |
| Osaka International Airport | |
| Investigating agency: | JTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Japan Airlines flight 306, a Douglas DC-10-40, encountered turbulence approximately 50 miles west of Gobo VOR/DME at an altitude of 21,000 feet.
There were 144 people on board, including 133 passengers and 11 crew members, of whom one passenger and six cabin crew members were injured.
Cause: It is estimated that this accident occurred when the aircraft suddenly encountered turbulence in the subtropical jet stream while flying at an altitude of 21,000 feet.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
JTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2024 12:00 | ASN | Added |
| 04-Oct-2024 13:44 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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