Plane crashes in Japan

48 crashes in Japan since 1980, with 932 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 48
• Fatal crashes: 31
• Fatalities: 932
• First recorded: August 10, 1980
• Most recent: January 2, 2024

Deadliest

1. August 12, 1985: Boeing 747-200, Mt Osutaka, Kantō, Japan (520 fatalities)
2. April 26, 1994: Airbus A300-600, Nagoya-Komaki, Chūbu, Japan (264 fatalities)
3. February 9, 1982: Douglas DC-8, Tokyo-Haneda, Kantō, Japan (24 fatalities)
4. April 26, 1983: Shin Meiwa PS-1, Iwakuni AFB, Chūgoku, Japan (11 fatalities)
5. February 21, 1995: Shin Meiwa PS-1, Okinoshima (Oki Island), Chūgoku, Japan (10 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• Mitsubishi (6)
• Boeing (5)
• Cessna (4)
• Kawasaki (4)
• NAMC (4)
• Airbus (3)
• Beechcraft (3)
• Douglas (3)
• Shin Meiwa (3)
• Learjet (2)
• Piper (2)
• Rockwell (2)

Aircraft

• Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise (5)
• Kawasaki C-1 (4)
• NAMC YS-11 (4)
• Learjet 36 (2)
• Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) (2)
• Shin Meiwa PS-1 (2)
• Socata TBM-700 (2)
• Airbus A300-600 (1)
• Airbus A320 (1)
• BAe 125 (1)
• Beechcraft 200 Super King Air (1)
• Beechcraft 350 Super King Air (1)

Years

• 1983 (4)
• 1981 (3)
• 1987 (3)
• 1994 (3)
• 1996 (3)
• 2015 (3)
• 1982 (2)
• 1985 (2)
• 1986 (2)
• 2000 (2)
• 2003 (2)
• 2007 (2)

All crashes

• January 2, 2024: De Havilland DHC-8-300 (Dash-8), Tokyo-Haneda, Kantō, Japan (5 fatalities)
• January 2, 2024: Airbus A350-900, Tokyo-Haneda, Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
• August 14, 2017: Socata TBM-700, Yamazoe, Kansai, Japan (2 fatalities)
• May 15, 2017: Beechcraft 350 Super King Air, Assabu, Hokkaidō, Japan (4 fatalities)
• April 6, 2016: BAe 125, Kanoya AFB, Kyūshū, Japan (6 fatalities)
• July 26, 2015: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Tokyo-Chōfu, Kantō, Japan (3 fatalities)
• April 28, 2015: Shin Meiwa US-2, Cape Ashizuri, Shikoku, Japan (0 fatalities)
• April 14, 2015: Airbus A320, Hiroshima, Chūgoku, Japan (0 fatalities)
• January 3, 2011: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Kumamoto, Kyūshū, Japan (2 fatalities)
• September 28, 2009: NAMC YS-11, Ozuki AFB, Chūgoku, Japan (0 fatalities)
• March 23, 2009: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Tokyo-Narita, Kantō, Japan (2 fatalities)
• November 15, 2007: Cessna 404 Titan, Nakatsugawa, Chūbu, Japan (2 fatalities)
• August 20, 2007: Boeing 737-800, Naha, Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
• April 14, 2005: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Mt Mikagura, Chūbu, Japan (4 fatalities)
• May 21, 2003: Learjet 36, Iwakuni AFB, Chūgoku, Japan (4 fatalities)
• March 24, 2003: Rockwell Gulfstream 695 Jetprop 980, Ogawa, Kantō, Japan (2 fatalities)
• June 26, 2002: Boeing 767-200, Shimoji-shima, Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
• June 27, 2000: Kawasaki C-1, Shimano, Kansai, Japan (8 fatalities)
• February 16, 2000: NAMC YS-11, Sapporo-Okadama, Hokkaidō, Japan (0 fatalities)
• June 13, 1996: Douglas DC-10, Fukuoka, Kyūshū, Japan (3 fatalities)
• April 26, 1996: Socata TBM-700, Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan (6 fatalities)
• February 9, 1996: Britten-Norman Islander, Kawatana, Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
• February 21, 1995: Shin Meiwa PS-1, Okinoshima (Oki Island), Chūgoku, Japan (10 fatalities)
• October 19, 1994: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Hamamatsu, Chūbu, Japan (4 fatalities)
• April 26, 1994: Airbus A300-600, Nagoya-Komaki, Chūbu, Japan (264 fatalities)
• April 6, 1994: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Hiroshima, Chūgoku, Japan (1 fatality)
• April 18, 1993: Douglas DC-9, Hanamaki, Tōhoku, Japan (0 fatalities)
• March 31, 1992: Lockheed P-3 Orion, Iwo Jima, All Japan, Japan (0 fatalities)
• February 28, 1991: Learjet 36, Shikoku Island, Shikoku, Japan (5 fatalities)
• February 17, 1990: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Japan, All Japan, Japan (0 fatalities)
• January 10, 1988: NAMC YS-11, Yonago-Miho, Chūgoku, Japan (0 fatalities)
• May 15, 1987: Cessna 303 Crusader, Saga, Kyūshū, Japan (4 fatalities)
• February 17, 1987: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Fukuoka, Kyūshū, Japan (5 fatalities)
• January 11, 1987: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Wada, Chūbu, Japan (3 fatalities)
• July 23, 1986: Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond, Mt Kinpoku (Sado Island), Chūbu, Japan (4 fatalities)
• February 18, 1986: Kawasaki C-1, Iruma AFB (Johnson AFB), Sayama, Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
• October 23, 1985: Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, Miyazaki, Kyūshū, Japan (3 fatalities)
• August 12, 1985: Boeing 747-200, Mt Osutaka, Kantō, Japan (520 fatalities)
• April 26, 1983: Shin Meiwa PS-1, Iwakuni AFB, Chūgoku, Japan (11 fatalities)
• April 19, 1983: Kawasaki C-1, Suga Island, Kansai, Japan (8 fatalities)
• April 19, 1983: Kawasaki C-1, Suga Island, Kansai, Japan (6 fatalities)
• March 11, 1983: NAMC YS-11, Nakashibetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan (0 fatalities)
• August 26, 1982: Boeing 737-200, Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
• February 9, 1982: Douglas DC-8, Tokyo-Haneda, Kantō, Japan (24 fatalities)
• October 23, 1981: Boeing 707, Tokyo-Narita, Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
• August 10, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Utsunomiya, Kantō, Japan (5 fatalities)
• March 11, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Kagoshima, Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
• August 10, 1980: Rockwell Aero Commander 685, Tokyo-Chōfu, Kantō, Japan (2 fatalities)