- | 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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