Douglas DC-4 crash, Sep 30, 1957, Osaka-Itami Kansai
Douglas DC-4 accident on September 30, 1957 near Osaka-Itami Kansai, Japan with no fatalities.
- Date: September 30, 1957
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-4
- Location: Osaka-Itami Kansai, Japan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Japan Airlines DC 4 departed Osaka Itami, and an engine exploded while it was climbing through about 300 feet. The crew asked to return to the airport, but the captain could not reach it and made an emergency belly landing in a paddy field. All 57 occupants evacuated before the aircraft was destroyed by fire.