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3 aircraft accidents in Japan since 2000

List of the 3 aircraft accidents in Japan since 2000 :

Date :
Airline : Japan Airlines
Aircraft : Airbus A350-900
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Location : Tokyo, Japan
People on board : 379
Fatalities : 0 + 5 on ground
Japan Airlines Airbus A350 with 379 people onboard crashes in Japan
The Airbus A350-900 operated by JAL Japan Airlines took off from Sapporo, Japan, for a passenger flight to Tokyo, Japan. 367 passengers and 12 crewmembers were onboard. The A350 landed on…
Date :
Airline : FedEx
Aircraft : MD-11F
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Location : Tokyo, Japan
People on board : 2
Fatalities : 2
FedEx MD-11F with 2 people onboard crashes in Japan
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11F operated by FedEx departed Guangzhou, China on a cargo flight to Tokyo-Narita, Japan. The MD-11 landed in high winds. Two crewmembers were onboard (the captain…
Date :
Airline : China Airlines
Aircraft : Boeing 737-809
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Location : Okinawa, Japan
People on board : 165
Fatalities : 0
China Airlines Boeing 737 with 165 people onboard crashes in Japan
The Boeing 737-800 belonging to China Airlines departed Taipei, Taiwan, and landed at Okinawa, Japan. Okinawa Airport traffic controllers had received no report from the pilot indicating…

Criteria for the inclusion of an airplane accident in our database

All airplane crashes that happened since January 1st 2000 and matching all the following criteria are part of this database:

  • The accident involves at least one public transport airplane. A flight is considered as public transport when it carries, from point A to point B, passengers or cargo for commercial purposes. Public transport operators must hold a national air operator’s certificate and an operating licence.
  • The accident involves at least one airplane having a maximum take off weight equal or more than 12,000 lb (5,7 tons). This corresponds to the definition of a large aeroplane in the sense of the civil aviation regulation. Airplanes in this category comply with more stringent regulations.
  • The accident resulted in a hull loss of at least one public transport airplane. Hull loss means the airplane is damage beyond repairs.

A few events in that database don’t match with those criteria, such as relevant events of flight tests aircraft, or military transport planes.