2001 Japan Airlines mid-air incident

On Wednesday, January 31, 2001, Japan Airlines Flight 907, using a Boeing 747-446 Domestic bound from Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan to Naha International Airport in Naha, Okinawa, Japan and Japan Airlines Flight 958, using a Douglas DC-10-40D bound from Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea to Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, nearly collided over the Suruga Bay near Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture due to human error.

Flight information

Japan Airlines Flight 907, registration JA8904, was a 747-446 Domestic with 411 passengers and 16 crew making a domestic flight from Tokyo Haneda International Airport to Naha Airport. Japan Airlines Flight 958, registration JA8546, was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 with 237 passengers and 13 crew bound from Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport."." Japan Times. Saturday February 3, 2001. Retrieved on December 11, 2009. Flight 907, using an aircraft registered as "JA8904," left Haneda at 3:36 PM.

According to the flight plan, JAL907 and JAL958 would pass each other while 2,000 feet apart.Childs, Jan Wesner. "." Stars and Stripes. Friday February 2, 2001. Retrieved on December 11, 2009.

Mid-air incident

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