| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 12, 1985 |
| Time: | 1856 |
| Location: | Mt. Osutaka, near Ueno Village, Japan |
| Operator: | Japan Air Lines |
| Flight #: | 123 |
| Route: | Tokyo - Osaka |
| AC Type: | Boeing B-747-SR46 |
| Registration: | JA8119 |
| cn / ln: | 20783/230 |
| Aboard: | 524 (passengers:509 crew:15) |
| Fatalities: | 520 (passengers:505 crew:15) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft suffered an aft pressure bulkhead failure at 23,900 ft. The aircraft had severe control difficulties with loss of all controls and eventually after 40 minutes, collided with a mountain. Improper repair of the bulkhead while being supervised by Boeing engineers after a tail strike in 1978. Worst single plane disaster in aviation history. Kyu Sakamoto, 43, famous for his Japanese song "Sukiyaki" was killed in the accident. |
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