Aviation accidents in Japan

The NTSB database holds 168 accidents and incidents in Japan, recorded between 1987 to 2026. 27 of them were fatal (16%), and 79 people died.

The deadliest year was 2017, with 15 deaths.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 737, Boeing 747 and Boeing 777.

132 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

168

Records

Fatal

Deaths

16%

Share fatal

1987 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 36 of 168 have coordinates

By decade

1980s 2

1990s 7

2000s 33

2010s 62

2020s 64

Aircraft types involved

Boeing 737 24 Boeing 747 18 Boeing 777 14 Cessna 172 11 Boeing 767 11 Boeing 787 10

Operators involved

Japan Airlines 6 All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. 4 United Airlines 4 All Nippon Airways 4 Japan Airlines Co., Ltd 3 Civil Aviation College 3

All 168 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
15 Jul 2017	Boeing 747-87UF N852GT	Narita, Japan no coordinates	Atlas Air	Unknown	-
1 Jul 2017	Boeing 787-9 N29968	Fukushima, Japan	-	Serious injuries	-
7 Jun 2017	Boeing 747 451 N668US	Tokyo, Japan	Delta Air Lines	No injuries	-
10 Nov 2016	Boeing 767 JA658J	Kagoshima, Japan no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
9 Jul 2016	Airbus A320 JA04JJ	Narita, Japan no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
27 May 2016	Boeing 737 JA85AN	Tokyo, Japan no coordinates	All Nipon Airways	Minor injuries	-
27 May 2016	Boeing 777 HL7534	Tokyo, Japan no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
17 Apr 2016	Bombardier CL600 2C10 JA06RJ	Fukuoka, Japan no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
21 Mar 2016	Cirrus SR22 JA01YK	Kagoshima, Japan no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
23 Feb 2016	Boeing 737 JA322J	Chitose, Japan no coordinates	Japan Airlines International Co Ltd	Serious injuries	-
2 Oct 2015	Boeing 747 N662US	Russian airspace, Japan	Delta Air Lines	No injuries	-
7 Jul 2015	Embraer ERJ170-200STD JA06FJ	Niigata, Japan no coordinates	Fuji Dream Airlines	Unknown	-
30 Jun 2015	Boeing 737 JA8525	Tanegashima, Japan no coordinates	Japan Transocean Air	Unknown	-
10 Jun 2015	Cessna 525 JA021R	Okayama Preffecture, Japan no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
16 Dec 2014	Boeing 777 223 N751AN	Ishikawa, Japan no coordinates	American Airlines	Serious injuries	-
12 Oct 2014	Cirrus SR20 N176CD	Ibusuki City, Japan	-	Minor injuries	-
12 May 2014	Extra 300-L JA111L	Fukushima City, Japan no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
16 Nov 2013	Cessna TU206-G JA4000	Akita City, Japan no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
18 Aug 2013	Beechcraft A36-TC JA4152	Ami, Japan no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
21 Jul 2013	Gulfstream AG-5B JA4175	Tajima, Japan no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
6 May 2013	Bombardier CL-600 JA206J	Osaka, Japan, Japan no coordinates	J-Air	No injuries	-
15 Jan 2013	Boeing 787 JA804A	Takamatsu, Japan no coordinates	All Nippon Airways	Minor injuries	-
8 Dec 2012	Boeing 737 JA57AN	Shonai, Japan no coordinates	All Nippon Airways Co Ltd	No injuries	-
20 Oct 2012	Boeing 737-846 JA342J	Tokyo, Japan, Japan no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
5 Jul 2012	Boeing 777-222 N224UA	Narita, Japan	United Air Lines Inc	Serious injuries	-
5 Jul 2012	Airbus A319 B2332	Okinawa, Japan no coordinates	China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd.,	No injuries	-
5 Jul 2012	Boeing 747-400 HL7473	Tokyo, Japan no coordinates	Korean Air Lines Co.,	Serious injuries	-
20 Jun 2012	Boeing 767 JA610A	Tokyo, Japan no coordinates	All Nippon Airways	Unknown	-
31 Mar 2012	Boeing 777-206 JA701J	Tokyo, Japan no coordinates	Japan Air Lines	Unknown	-
12 Oct 2011	Boeing 767 N588HA	Kansai, Japan no coordinates	Hawaiian Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
22 Sep 2011	Eurocopter AS350-B3 JA6522	Higashikagawa, Japan	Shikoku Air Service Co., Ltd.	No injuries	-
10 Sep 2011	Douglas DC-8-62F N71CX	Yakota, Japan	Air Transport International LLC	Serious injuries	-
6 Sep 2011	Boeing 737 JA16AN	Hamamatsu City, Japan no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
8 Jul 2011	Boeing 767 JA8674	Tokyo, Japan no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
10 May 2011	Boeing 767 JA602A	Fukuoka, Japan no coordinates	All Nippon Airways Co Ltd	Unknown	-
28 Nov 2010	Boeing 747 N482EV	Chubu, Japan, Japan no coordinates	Evergreen International Airlines	No injuries	-
15 Aug 2010	McDonnell Douglas MD90 JA002D	Sendai, Japan no coordinates	Japan Air Lines	No injuries	-
28 Jul 2010	Boeing 777 219UA	Tokyo, Japan no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
11 Jun 2010	Boeing 747-481F JA01KZ	Tokyo, Japan, Japan no coordinates	Nippon Cargo Airlines	Unknown	-
10 Aug 2009	Boeing 737 JA56AN	Tokyo, Japan no coordinates	Air Nippon Co., Ltd	No injuries	-
23 Jun 2009	Airbus A330-323 N805NW	Kagoshima, Japan no coordinates	Northwest Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
4 Mar 2009	Boeing 777 FGSPD	Niigata, Japan no coordinates	Air France	Serious injuries	-
20 Feb 2009	Boeing 747 N676NW	Tokyo, Japan	-	Serious injuries	-
24 Oct 2008	Cessna 172H N4961	Kadena Air Base, Japan, Japan	U.S. Air Force	Serious injuries	-
30 Jul 2008	Boeing 777 VN-A146	Tokyo, Japan no coordinates	Vietnam Airlines	Unknown	-
10 Feb 2008	Boeing B737-300 B2096	Kansai, Japan no coordinates	Air China	Serious injuries	-
20 Sep 2007	Boeing 737-800 B-16805	Saga, Japan no coordinates	China Airlines Ltd	No injuries	-
20 Aug 2007	Boeing 737-800 B18616	Naha, Okinawa, Japan no coordinates	China Air Lines	No injuries	-
4 Jul 2006	Boeing MD-81 JA8499	Toyota, Japan no coordinates	Japan Airlines	Serious injuries	-
1 Dec 2005	Boeing 767-300B JA767B	Kagoshima, Japan no coordinates	Skymark Airlines	Unknown	-