Airplane Crash - Near Morioko, Japan 07/30/1971
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Morioko, Japan
| Date | 07/30/1971 |
| Time | 14:00 |
| Location | Near Morioko, Japan |
| Operator | All Nippon Airways / Japanese Air Force |
| Flight # | 58 |
| Route | Sapporo - Tokyo |
| Type | Boeing B-727-281 / Air Force F86F |
| Registration | JA8329 / |
| Cn/In | 20436/788 |
| Aboard | 164 |
| Fatalities | 163 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | A Japan Air Self Defense Force F-86F fighter collided with the B-727. Both aircraft crashed, but the fighter pilot ejected safely. All one hundred sixty-two aboard the 727 were killed. The fighter pilot and his captain was indicted for involuntary homicide. The fighter pilot was acquitted but the captain was convicted and received 3 years in jail for not providing sufficient supervision of his wingman. |
List all Airplane Crashes/ Shootdowns