WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT. Japan Airlines Flight 123 Accident (12 Aug 1985) - Cockpit Voice Recording. Fatalities 520 due In-flight structural failure Japan Airlines Flight 123 was a Japan Airlines domestic flight from Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) to Osaka International Airport (Itami). The Boeing 747-SR46 that made this route, registered JA8119, suffered mechanical failures 12 minutes into flight and 32 minutes later crashed into two ridges of Mount Takamagahara in Ueno, Gunma Prefe

This is a photo recovered from Japan Air Lines Flight 123, moments before it crashed. Japan Air Lines Flight 123 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Tokyo to Osaka, Japan. On the evening of Monday, 12 August 1985, the Boeing 747 flying the route suffered a severe structural failure and explosive decompression 12 minutes after takeoff. After flying under minimal control for 32 minutes, the plane crashed in the area of Mount Takamagahara. The aircraft, featuring a high-density seating c