Japan Air Lines Flight 715

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Japan Air Lines Flight 715

JA8051, the aircraft involved in the accident
Occurrence
Date	27 September 1977
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error
Site	Elmina Estate, near Subang Airport, Selangor, Malaysia
Aircraft
Aircraft type	McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62H
Operator	Japan Air Lines
Registration	JA8051
Flight origin	Tokyo International Airport, Tokyo, Japan
1st stopover	Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong
Last stopover	Subang Airport, Selangor, Malaysia
Destination	Singapore International Airport, Singapore
Passengers	69
Crew	10
Fatalities	34
Injuries	45
Survivors	45

Japan Air Lines Flight 715 was an airplane that crashed on approach to Subang Airport in Malaysia on 27 September 1977.^[1][2] The aircraft was a McDonnell Douglas DC-8, registration JA8051, on a flight from Haneda Airport in Tokyo, to Singapore, with stopovers at Hong Kong, and Subang Airport, Malaysia. Of the 69 passengers and ten crew on board, 34 died, whilst the other 45 survived with injuries.^[1] It was the second-deadliest aviation disaster to occur in Malaysia at the time.^[1]