Air disaster

1966 Japan Airlines Convair 880 crash

26 Aug 1966 · 35.55° N, 139.78° E

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When
26 Aug 1966
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
35.55° N, 139.78° E
Description
1966 aviation accident in Japan
Deaths
5
Injured
0

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1966 Japan Air Lines Convair 880 crash

Aviation accident in Tokyo, Japan

On 26 August 1966, a Japan Air Lines Convair 880-22M crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff from Haneda Airport. There were no passengers on board as it was a crew training flight, but four employees from the airline and one from the Ministry of Transport were on board. All five people, including one station employee, were killed.

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