02 Jan, 24

Japan Airlines aircraft collides with coast guard plane at Tokyo airport, catches fire

A Japan Airlines (JAL) plane faced an emergency situation on the evening of Tuesday, December 2, at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, one of the country’s busiest. JAL flight 516 erupted in flames on the runway, as airport authorities suggest it may have been a possible collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft that led to the […]

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A Japan Airlines (JAL) plane faced an emergency situation on the evening of Tuesday, December 2, at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, one of the country’s busiest.

JAL flight 516 erupted in flames on the runway, as airport authorities suggest it may have been a possible collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft that led to the incident.

The Japan Coast Guard plane was a much larger Bombardier Dash-8, which was part of earthquake relief efforts, as Japan was hit by seismic activity on January 1.

5 Dash-8 crew members who were initially reported missing, have now been confirmed dead according to public broadcaster NHK, while the Captain of the Coast Guard plane has been reported ‘injured.’

Passengers and crew on board the Japan Airlines plane have been evacuated. The plane had 379 people on board, and details about injuries are still unclear.

Video: a JAL plane caught fire while landing at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport this evening. Fire crews are on scene trying to extinguish the blaze. pic.twitter.com/YCVB4tPMRL

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Fire crews are on scene trying to extinguish the blaze.

A spokesperson at Japan Airlines said the aircraft, JAL 516, originated from Shin-Chitose airport in Hokkaido.

Japan’s worst ever aviation accident was in 1985, when a JAL jet flying from Tokyo to Osaka crashed in the central Gunma region, where more than 500 passengers and crew were killed.

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