| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | September 27, 1977 |
| Time: | ? |
| Location: | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Operator: | Japan Air Lines |
| Flight #: | 715 |
| Route: | Tokyo-Hong Kong-Kuala Lumpur |
| AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62H |
| Registration: | JA-8051 |
| cn / ln: | 46152/550 |
| Aboard: | 79 (passengers:69 crew:10) |
| Fatalities: | 34 (passengers:26 crew:8) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft struck a hill 4 miles short of the runway while on a VOR approach during a thunderstorm. Crew error. Descended below MDA. |
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