Douglas DC-8 crash, Apr 18, 1977, Tokyo-Haneda Kantō

Douglas DC-8 accident on April 18, 1977 near Tokyo-Haneda Kantō, Japan with no fatalities.

The Philippine Airlines DC-8 lifted off prematurely from Tokyo Haneda runway 15L and banked left, dragging its left wing. It then landed back on the runway, veered left into soft ground, and lost its landing gear and all four engines. All 140 occupants were evacuated, three of them injured, and the aircraft was written off.

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