Air disaster

Japan Airlines Flight 813

25 Dec 1965 · 37.67° N, 122.43° W

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When
25 Dec 1965
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
37.67° N, 122.43° W
Description
1965 aviation accident in California
Deaths
0
Cause
in-flight explosion

Japan Air Lines Flight 813

1965 aviation accident over California

On December 25, 1965, Japan Air Lines Flight 813 en route from San Francisco International Airport to Haneda Airport experienced an uncontained engine failure in its number one engine shortly after takeoff. The crew made an emergency landing at Metropolitan Oakland International Airport across the San Francisco Bay. All 41 passengers and crew managed to survive without any injuries.

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