On Tuesday, a Japanese passenger aircraft faced a fiery ordeal when it collided with another plane during its landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport. Disturbing images of the incident depicted a Japan Airlines flight sliding down the runway, engulfed in flames. The collision occurred with a Japanese Coast Guard plane, which also ignited as a consequence of the accident.
The plane — Japan Airlines flight 516 — was carrying 379 people, including 12 crew members. All were evacuated safely, news agencies reported. The crew of the Coast Guard plane had been located, but their conditions were not immediately known, news agency Reuters reported.
Tragic Collision of Plane at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport
The Japanese passenger jet hit a Coast Guard aircraft before erupting into a fireball. The exact circumstances of the collision were unclear. However, the Japanese Coast Guard said it was investigating the possibility that one of its MA722 fixed-wing aircraft was involved in the collision.
The Coast Guard also said its plane was carrying six crew members, all of whom had been located. Their conditions were not immediately known, news agency Reuters reported.
Visuals and photographs of the crash showed the Japanese airliner completely engulfed in flames with fire and smoke billowing out of the jet’s windows.
Local media reported that JAL flight 516 was an Airbus A-350 passenger jet and had flown out of Shin Chitose airport in Japan to Tokyo’s Haneda, which is one of the country’s busiest airports. The Haneda airport shut operations on all runways following the incident.
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