- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: March 05, 1966
Time: 1415
Location: Near Gotemba City, Mt. Fuji, Japan
Operator: British Overseas Airways
Flight #: 911
Route: Tokyo - Hong Kong
AC Type: Boeing B-707-436
Registration: G-APFE
cn / ln: 17706/113
Aboard: 124   (passengers:113  crew:11)
Fatalities: 124   (passengers:113  crew:11)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft crashed into Mt. Fuji after encountering severe turbulence when the pilot decided to give the passengers a view of the mountain. The aircraft encountered severe clear air turbulence and started to come apart in the air before crashing.
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