Japan Air Lines Flight 2
Japan Air Lines Flight 2 was a scheduled passenger flight on November 22, 1968. The plane was a new Douglas DC-8-62 named Shiga (志賀), flying from Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Due to heavy fog and other factors, Captain Kohei Asoh mistakenly ditched the plane near Coyote Point in the shallow waters of San Francisco Bay, two and a half miles short of the runway. All 107 people on board survived the accident without any injuries.
Japan Airlines Flight 2 in the water short of the runway at San Francisco International Airport | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 22, 1968, 1724:24 UTC (9:24 a.m. PST) |
| Summary | Accidental ditching on approach due to pilot error |
| Site | San Francisco Bay, San Mateo County, California, United States 37°35′25″N 122°18′19″W: 7 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-8-62 |
| Operator | Japan Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | JL2 |
| ICAO flight No. | JAL2 |
| Call sign | JAPAN AIR 2 |
| Registration | JA8032 |
| Flight origin | Tokyo International Airport |
| Destination | San Francisco International Airport |
| Occupants | 107 |
| Passengers | 96 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 107 (all) |
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