A Japan Airlines plane burst into flames after collision with a smaller coastguard aircraft on the runaway at Tokyo’s Haneda airport.
A Japanese Airlines Flight 516 crashed into a blaze in Haneda, Japan, killing all 379 passengers and crew. The plane, which had departed from Sapporo, was engulfed in flames after landing. The captain was injured. The incident disrupted travel plans for thousands of passengers, and all four of Haneda’s runways were closed. The cause of the collision remains unclear, and an investigation is underway to determine how and at what time the two aircraft came into contact.
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