- Date
- November 22, 1968
- Place
- S.Francisco, CA · S.FRANCISCO, CA
- Injuries
- 107 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- JA8032Douglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191447
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-0002 68/11/22 S.FRANCISCO,CALIF DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 11 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE TIME - 0124 JA8032 PX- 0 0 96 46, 9795 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1062 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - S.FRANCISCO INTL OPERATOR - JAPAN AIRLINES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TOKYO,JAPAN S.FRANCISCO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT REMARKS- IMPROP APPLICATION OF PRO TO EXECUTE AUTO-COUPLED ILS APCH.LACK FAMIL,INFRQT OPNS FLT DIR-AUTO-PLT
Aircraft
- Registration
- JA8032
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- S.Francisco Intl