Japan Air System Flight 451

Japan Air System Flight 451 was a Japan Air System flight from Nagoya Airport in the Nagoya area of Aichi Prefecture, Japan to New Chitose Airport in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, with a stopover at Hanamaki Airport in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture. On April 18, 1993, the Douglas DC-9-41 operating the flight crashed while landing at Hanamaki Airport.

Japan Air System Flight 451

A Japan Air System Douglas DC-9-41, similar to the one involved
Accident
Date	April 18, 1993
Summary	Skidded off runway during landing due to windshear
Site	Hanamaki Airport
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Douglas DC-9-41
Operator	Japan Air System
Registration	JA8448
Flight origin	Nagoya International Airport
Stopover	Hanamaki Airport
Destination	New Chitose Airport
Passengers	72
Crew	5
Fatalities	0
Injuries	19
Survivors	77

The aircraft suddenly lost a significant amount of airspeed as it crossed the boundary line of a passing cold front, and encountered resultant windshear while on final approach. The somewhat inexperienced first officer was not able to conduct a missed approach fast enough to avoid a hard landing. The plane then skidded off the runway.[1]

All 72 passengers and five crew members survived, with 19 people sustaining injuries. The aircraft caught fire as the passengers evacuated; it was destroyed and written off.[1][2]