![]() Japan Airlines Flight 516 ( ICAO flight number JAL516) departed New Chitose Airport at 16:27 JST (07:27 UTC) en route to Haneda Airport. The wreckage of the Coast Guard aircraft was left several hundred metres from the final stopping point of the JAL plane. He survived with serious injuries, while the five remaining crew members were confirmed dead by the Tokyo Fire Department. The captain reported that the back of the aircraft suddenly caught fire shortly after he had increased the engine power before exploding following the collision. The aircraft was reported to be stationary on the runway for around 40 seconds before the collision. It was one of four aircraft deployed by the government to provide help to the affected areas. ![]() The Japan Coast Guard aircraft, carrying six crew members, was preparing to bring supplies to an airbase in Niigata in response to the 2024 Noto earthquake, which had occurred the day before. Collision Airport layout with the location of the runway collision and the wreckage of both aircraft. The Dash 8 was fitted with a Mode S-capable transponder but was reportedly not equipped with ADS-B this meant the aircraft's position and speed were not reported by the aircraft itself and instead relied on multilateration by on-ground receivers. The aircraft had been damaged in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami while parked at Sendai Airport, and was the only aircraft damaged there to be repaired afterwards. The aircraft was approximately 16 years old, first flying in November 2007, and acquired by the Coast Guard in March 2009. The Japan Coast Guard aircraft involved was a De Havilland Canada DHC-8-315Q MPA, manufacturer serial number 656, nicknamed Mizunagi-1 ( Japanese: みずなぎ1号), and registered as JA722A. The aircraft was just over two years old at the time of the collision, first flying on 20 September 2021 and delivered to JAL on 10 November. The JAL aircraft involved in the accident was an Airbus A350-941, manufacturer serial number 538, and registered as JA13XJ. It was Japan Airlines' first major accident and hull loss since Flight 123 in 1985, and also the first hull loss of an Airbus A350. The collision ignited fires that destroyed both aircraft. ![]() JAL516 was a scheduled passenger flight from New Chitose Airport near Sapporo, Japan, to Haneda Airport in Tokyo, and the Coast Guard plane was on a relief mission in response to the 2024 Noto earthquake which occurred the day before. Five of the six crew on board the Dash 8 died in the collision, with only the captain surviving. ![]() While JAL516 was landing at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, it collided with the Coast Guard plane on the runway and both aircraft caught fire. On 2 January 2024, a runway collision occurred between an Airbus A350, operating Japan Airlines Flight 516 (JAL516), and a De Havilland Canada Dash 8 operated by the Japan Coast Guard. ![]() JA722A, the Japan Coast Guard Dash 8 involved in the accident, pictured at Haneda Airport in 2023ĭe Havilland Canada DHC-8-315Q MPA JA13XJ, the Japan Airlines Airbus A350 involved in the accident, pictured at Haneda Airport in December 2023 ![]()
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