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

All crashes (page 3 of 3)

October 14, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Yokota AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan (9 fatalities)
October 5, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Ōshima Island Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
October 2, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
September 27, 1951: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Mt Tanazawa Kantō, Japan (14 fatalities)
September 27, 1951: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Tachikawa AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan (5 fatalities)
September 8, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tsushima Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
July 27, 1951: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Iwakuni AFB Chūgoku, Japan (9 fatalities)
June 15, 1951: Martin PBM Mariner, Okurokami Island Chūgoku, Japan (12 fatalities)
May 24, 1951: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Atsugi NAS Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
April 22, 1951: Martin PBM Mariner, Iwakuni AFB Chūgoku, Japan (6 fatalities)
April 6, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
April 6, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Naha Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
March 30, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Iwakuni AFB Chūgoku, Japan (2 fatalities)
March 8, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Miho Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
March 5, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (1 fatality)
March 3, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Iwakuni AFB Chūgoku, Japan (3 fatalities)
February 25, 1951: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Iwakuni AFB Chūgoku, Japan (3 fatalities)
February 17, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Miho Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
February 14, 1951: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Atsugi NAS Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
February 9, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ashiya AFB Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
January 31, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Iruma AFB (Johnson AFB), Sayama Kantō, Japan (3 fatalities)
January 26, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Niihama Shikoku, Japan (3 fatalities)
January 23, 1951: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Tachikawa AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
January 21, 1951: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Naha Okinawa, Japan (2 fatalities)
January 20, 1951: Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, Tsushima Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
January 11, 1951: Martin PBM Mariner, Amami Kyūshū, Japan (7 fatalities)
December 20, 1950: Douglas A-26 Invader, Natsui-gawa Tōhoku, Japan (4 fatalities)
December 16, 1950: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Ashiya AFB Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
December 9, 1950: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Mt Fuji Chūbu, Japan (3 fatalities)
November 23, 1950: Martin PBM Mariner, Sasebo Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
November 15, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
November 9, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Iruma AFB (Johnson AFB), Sayama Kantō, Japan (5 fatalities)
November 4, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Misawa AFB Tōhoku, Japan (0 fatalities)
October 19, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (8 fatalities)
October 12, 1950: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Ashiya AFB Kyūshū, Japan (3 fatalities)
October 5, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Ashiya AFB Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
October 4, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
September 27, 1950: Douglas A-26 Invader, Iwakuni AFB Chūgoku, Japan (4 fatalities)
September 27, 1950: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Iwakuni AFB Chūgoku, Japan (0 fatalities)
September 27, 1950: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Tokyo-Haneda Kantō, Japan (1 fatality)
September 26, 1950: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Ashiya AFB Kyūshū, Japan (23 fatalities)
September 15, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (1 fatality)
September 14, 1950: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Ashiya AFB Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
September 13, 1950: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Ashiya AFB Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
September 8, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (8 fatalities)
September 6, 1950: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Osaka-Itami Kansai, Japan (11 fatalities)
August 14, 1950: Douglas A-26 Invader, Miho Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
July 27, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ōshima Island Kantō, Japan (25 fatalities)
July 26, 1950: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
July 13, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Dōgo Island Chūgoku, Japan (7 fatalities)
June 28, 1950: Douglas A-26 Invader, Ashiya AFB Kyūshū, Japan (2 fatalities)
April 21, 1950: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Mt Hirugatake Kantō, Japan (35 fatalities)
March 28, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Nagoya-Komaki Chūbu, Japan (3 fatalities)
February 9, 1950: Canadair C-4 North Star, Tokyo-Haneda Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
March 5, 1949: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Naha Okinawa, Japan (6 fatalities)
May 29, 1947: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Atsugi NAS Kantō, Japan (41 fatalities)
February 18, 1947: Douglas A-26 Invader, Matsudo Kantō, Japan (3 fatalities)
December 10, 1946: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Osaka-Itami Kansai, Japan (24 fatalities)
November 16, 1946: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Iwo Jima, Japan (23 fatalities)
September 19, 1946: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Miho Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
September 13, 1946: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Naha Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
August 16, 1946: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Fukuoka Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
March 11, 1946: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Kisarazu Kantō, Japan (8 fatalities)
September 17, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Atsugi NAS Kantō, Japan (5 fatalities)
September 12, 1945: Martin PBM Mariner, Chimu Wan NAS Okinawa, Japan (12 fatalities)
August 28, 1945: Consolidated B-32 Dominator, Yontan AFB Okinawa, Japan (13 fatalities)
August 28, 1945: Consolidated B-32 Dominator, Japan (2 fatalities)
August 13, 1945: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Tateyama Kantō, Japan (6 fatalities)
August 8, 1945: Martin PBM Mariner, Kerama Islands Okinawa, Japan (12 fatalities)
August 8, 1945: Martin PBM Mariner, Kerama Islands Okinawa, Japan (12 fatalities)
May 31, 1945: Martin PBM Mariner, Okinawa Okinawa, Japan (14 fatalities)
April 9, 1945: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Okinawa Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
March 9, 1945: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Tokyo Kantō, Japan (13 fatalities)
February 5, 1940: Nakajima AT-2, Iki (Uotsuri Island) Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
September 8, 1939: Fokker Super Universal, Suzuka Kansai, Japan (0 fatalities)
May 17, 1939: Lockheed 14 Super Electra, Fukuoka Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
December 8, 1938: Nakajima AT-2, East China Sea near Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan (10 fatalities)
November 10, 1938: Douglas DC-3, Fukuoka Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
September 15, 1938: Douglas DF-151, Saga Kyūshū, Japan (15 fatalities)
August 10, 1938: Douglas DF-151, Chichijima Island Kantō, Japan (6 fatalities)
March 23, 1938: Fokker Super Universal, Japan (0 fatalities)
February 11, 1938: Fokker Super Universal, Japan (0 fatalities)
August 5, 1937: Unnamed aircraft, Tokyo-Haneda Kantō, Japan (1 fatality)
April 12, 1937: Lockheed 8 Sirius/Altair, Osaka Kansai, Japan (0 fatalities)
May 18, 1934: General Aviation Clark GA-43, Tokyo-Haneda Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
March 31, 1934: Junkers F.13, Japan (0 fatalities)
September 15, 1932: De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth, Tohaku Chūgoku, Japan (0 fatalities)
February 27, 1932: Dornier Do J Wal, Yawata Kyūshū, Japan (4 fatalities)
August 14, 1931: De Havilland DH.60 Moth, Katsuura Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
July 6, 1931: Junkers A.50, Nemuro Hokkaidō, Japan (0 fatalities)
March 14, 1931: Junkers A.50, Shinchi Tōhoku, Japan (0 fatalities)
August 14, 1929: Unnamed aircraft, Kagamigahara (Nagoya) Chūbu, Japan (8 fatalities)
July 5, 1928: Hiro H1H, Yokosuka Kantō, Japan (3 fatalities)
May 5, 1928: Nakajima N36, Tokyo Kantō, Japan (8 fatalities)
July 26, 1914: Kaishiki converted Type Mo, Tokorozawa Airfield, Japan (0 fatalities)