DCA26WA162

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 · Misawa, Japan · March 13, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
March 13, 2026
Place
Misawa, Japan
Injuries
161 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
JA301JBoeing 737
Defining event
Takeoff: Birdstrike
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
JTSB, Boeing
Case key
202676

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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
JA301J
Reported as
Boeing 737 (800)
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Part 129
Operator
Japan Airlines
Registered owner
Japan Airlines