That evening, he boarded Japan Airlines 123, a Boeing 747. At the time, it was the world’s largest and most impressive passenger aircraft and had a virtually spotless safety record.

On August 12, 1985, Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashed into Mount Takamagahara, claiming 520 lives - the deadliest single-aircraft accident in history. Discover how a preventable failure became a ...

Officials for Japan Airlines explained that their gleaming safety record is 'written in blood' of the victims less lucky to have survived ... 1985, JAL flight 123 from Tokyo to Osaka crashed and ...

JAL set up a Safety Promotion Center at the airport in 2006 to reflect lessons learned from the Aug. 12, 1985, crash of Flight 123 into a mountain north of Tokyo.

That year, JAL Flight 123 crashed 12 minutes into its flight from Tokyo to Osaka with 524 people on board. Only four of them survived, making it the worst single-plane disaster in aviation history.

The year she joined the airline, JAL flight 123 from Tokyo to Osaka crashed, killing 520 out of the 524 onboard in what remains the deadliest single-aircraft accident in aviation history.

The swift and safe evacuation of a Japan Airlines jet that caught fire after hitting a Coast Guard aircraft while it was landing Tuesday at Tokyo’s Haneda airport reflects the carrier's dogged ...

The year she joined the airline, JAL flight 123 from Tokyo to Osaka crashed, killing 520 out of the 524 onboard in what remains the deadliest single-aircraft accident in aviation history.