Plane crashes in Japan

295 crashes in Japan since 1914, with 3,377 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 295
• Fatal crashes: 174
• Fatalities: 3,377
• First recorded: July 26, 1914
• Most recent: January 20, 2026

Deadliest

1. August 12, 1985: Boeing 747-200, Mt Osutaka, Kantō, Japan (520 fatalities)
2. August 12, 1985: Boeing 747-200, Mt Osutaka, Kantō, Japan (520 fatalities)
3. April 26, 1994: Airbus A300-600, Nagoya-Komaki, Chūbu, Japan (264 fatalities)
4. July 30, 1971: Boeing 727-200, Shizukuishi Tōhoku, Japan (162 fatalities)
5. February 4, 1966: Boeing 727-100, Tokyo-Haneda Kantō, Japan (133 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• Douglas (66)
• Boeing (40)
• Lockheed (22)
• Fairchild (18)
• Curtiss (15)
• De Havilland (13)
• Martin (13)
• Mitsubishi (13)
• Beechcraft (10)
• NAMC (10)
• Shin Meiwa (8)
• Cessna (7)

Aircraft

• Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (25)
• Boeing B-29 Superfortress (23)
• Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (18)
• Curtiss C-46 Commando (15)
• Douglas A-26 Invader (12)
• Martin PBM Mariner (11)
• Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise (11)
• NAMC YS-11 (10)
• Douglas C-54 Skymaster (9)
• Lockheed P-2 Neptune (8)
• Kawasaki C-1 (7)
• Shin Meiwa PS-1 (7)

Years

• 1951 (33)
• 1950 (28)
• 1952 (14)
• 1945 (10)
• 1954 (10)
• 1957 (9)
• 1955 (8)
• 1966 (8)
• 1983 (8)
• 1953 (7)
• 1962 (7)
• 1964 (7)

All crashes (page 1 of 3)

• January 20, 2026: Robinson R44 Raven II (sightseeing), Mount Aso (Nakadake crater), Aso, Kumamoto, Japan (3 fatalities)
• January 2, 2024: Airbus A350-900, Tokyo-Haneda, Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
• January 2, 2024: De Havilland DHC-8-300 (Dash-8), Tokyo-Haneda, Kantō, Japan (5 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, Japan (0 fatalities)
• February 28, 1991: Learjet 36, Shikoku Island, Shikoku, Japan (5 fatalities)
• February 17, 1990: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Japan (0 fatalities)
• January 10, 1988: NAMC YS-11, Yonago-Miho, Chūgoku, 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)
• May 15, 1987: Cessna 303 Crusader, Saga, Kyūshū, Japan (4 fatalities)
• February 17, 1987: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Fukuoka, Kyūshū, Japan (5 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• October 23, 1985: Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, Miyazaki, Kyūshū, Japan (3 fatalities)
• August 12, 1985: Boeing 747-200, Mt Osutaka, Kantō, Japan (520 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 26, 1983: Shin Meiwa PS-1, Iwakuni AFB, Chūgoku, Japan (11 fatalities)
• April 19, 1983: Kawasaki C-1, Suga Island, Kansai, Japan (6 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)
• April 19, 1983: Kawasaki C-1, Suga Island, Kansai, Japan (8 fatalities)
• March 11, 1983: NAMC YS-11, Nakashibetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan (0 fatalities)
• March 11, 1983: NAMC YS-11, Nakashibetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan (0 fatalities)
• August 26, 1982: Boeing 737-200, Ishigaki, Okinawa, 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)
• February 9, 1982: Douglas DC-8, Tokyo-Haneda, Kantō, Japan (24 fatalities)
• October 23, 1981: Boeing 707, Tokyo-Narita, Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
• October 23, 1981: Boeing 707, Tokyo-Narita, Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
• August 10, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Utsunomiya, Kantō, Japan (5 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)
• 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)
• August 10, 1980: Rockwell Aero Commander 685, Tokyo-Chōfu, Kantō, Japan (2 fatalities)
• May 17, 1978: Shin Meiwa PS-1, Takaoka Chūbu, Japan (13 fatalities)
• January 20, 1978: Shin Meiwa PS-1, Cape Ashizuri Shikoku, Japan (0 fatalities)
• June 14, 1977: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Obihiro Hokkaidō, Japan (0 fatalities)
• April 18, 1977: Douglas DC-8, Tokyo-Haneda Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
• April 6, 1977: Shin Meiwa PS-1, Iwakuni AFB Chūgoku, Japan (1 fatality)
• November 1, 1976: Grumman C-1A Trader, Atsugi NAS Kantō, Japan (6 fatalities)
• January 22, 1976: Shin Meiwa PS-1, Japan (0 fatalities)
• May 28, 1975: NAMC YS-11, Osaka-Itami Kansai, Japan (0 fatalities)
• September 30, 1974: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
• April 27, 1973: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Iwo Jima, Japan (8 fatalities)
• April 11, 1973: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Mt Ozusu Kyūshū, Japan (2 fatalities)
• August 8, 1972: Grumman E-1B Tracer, Miyazaki Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
• July 26, 1972: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Kanoya AFB Kyūshū, Japan (8 fatalities)
• May 30, 1972: Cessna 402, Mt Kumaneshiriyama Hokkaidō, Japan (10 fatalities)
• July 30, 1971: Boeing 727-200, Shizukuishi Tōhoku, Japan (162 fatalities)
• July 16, 1971: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Chōshi Kantō, Japan (11 fatalities)
• July 3, 1971: NAMC YS-11, Hakodate Hokkaidō, Japan (68 fatalities)
• May 10, 1971: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Utsunomiya Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
• February 14, 1971: Beechcraft H18, Nagoya Chūbu, Japan (0 fatalities)
• February 14, 1971: Beechcraft H18, Ōmura AFB Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
• September 2, 1970: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Japan (0 fatalities)
• July 27, 1970: Douglas DC-8, Naha Okinawa, Japan (4 fatalities)
• April 10, 1970: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (11 fatalities)
• October 20, 1969: NAMC YS-11, Miyazaki Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
• February 14, 1969: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Matsushima AFB Tōhoku, Japan (0 fatalities)
• December 3, 1968: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
• November 19, 1968: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (2 fatalities)
• January 16, 1968: Lockheed P-3 Orion, Iwakuni AFB Chūgoku, Japan (12 fatalities)
• October 5, 1967: Beechcraft H18, Murayama Tōhoku, Japan (0 fatalities)
• July 5, 1967: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Okinawa Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
• April 30, 1967: Douglas C-133 Cargomaster, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
• April 28, 1967: Lockheed P-3 Orion, Tsushima Kyūshū, Japan (12 fatalities)
• March 10, 1967: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Tachikawa AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)