Japan Air System Flight 451

Japan Air System Flight 451 was a Japan Air System flight from Nagoya Airport in the Nagoya area of Aichi Prefecture, Japan to New Chitose Airport in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, with a stopover at Hanamaki Airport in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture. On April 18, 1993, the Douglas DC-9-41 operating the flight crashed while landing at Hanamaki Airport.

Japan Air System Flight 451

A Japan Air System Douglas DC-9-41, similar to the one involved
Accident
Date	April 18, 1993
Summary	Skidded off runway during landing due to windshear
Site	Hanamaki Airport 39.4°N 141.1°E / 39.4; 141.1
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Douglas DC-9-41
Operator	Japan Air System
Call sign	AIR SYSTEM 451
Registration	JA8448
Flight origin	Nagoya International Airport
Stopover	Hanamaki Airport
Destination	New Chitose Airport
Occupants	77
Passengers	72
Crew	5
Fatalities	0
Injuries	19
Survivors	77

The aircraft suddenly lost a significant amount of airspeed as it crossed the boundary line of a passing cold front, and encountered resultant windshear while on final approach. The somewhat inexperienced first officer was not able to conduct a missed approach fast enough to avoid a hard landing. The plane then skidded off the runway.[1]

Flight 451 burning with emergency slides deployed

Remains of the aircraft after the fire was extinguished

All 72 passengers and five crew members survived, with 19 people sustaining injuries. The aircraft caught fire as the passengers evacuated; it was destroyed and written off.[1][2]