All Nippon Airways Flight 60
All Nippon Airways (ANA) Flight 60 (全日空60便, Zennikkū 60 Bin) was a Boeing 727-81 aircraft making a domestic commercial flight from Sapporo Chitose Airport to Tokyo Haneda International Airport. On February 4, 1966, all 133 people on board died when the plane mysteriously crashed into Tokyo Bay about 10.4 km (6.5 mi; 5.6 nmi) from Haneda in clear weather conditions while on a night approach. The accident was the worst involving a single aircraft and was also the deadliest accident in Japan at that time until All Nippon Airways Flight 58 crashed 5 years later, killing 162.
An ANA 727-81, similar to the accident aircraft. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 4, 1966 |
| Summary | Crashed into Tokyo Bay due to undetermined reasons |
| Site | Tokyo Bay, near Haneda International Airport, Tokyo, Japan |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-81 |
| Operator | All Nippon Airways |
| IATA flight No. | NH60 |
| ICAO flight No. | ANA60 |
| Call sign | ALL NIPPON 8302 |
| Registration | JA8302 |
| Flight origin | Chitose Airport |
| Destination | Haneda International Airport |
| Occupants | 133 |
| Passengers | 126 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 133 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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