DCA24WA298

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 787 · Tokyo, Japan · September 4, 2024

Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
September 4, 2024, 09:57 local (09:57 UTC)
Place
Tokyo, Japan
Injuries
1 serious, 132 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
JA863JBoeing 787
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Clear air turbulence encounter
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
195088

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
JA863J
Reported as
Boeing 787 (9)
Category
Airplane
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Part 129
Operator
Japan Airlines, Ltd.
Registered owner
Japan Airlines, Ltd.
Departed
Beijing
Destination
Tokyo