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| Date: | Friday 13 September 1996 |
| Time: | c. 13:16 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-446 |
| Owner/operator: | Japan Airlines (JAL) |
| Registration: | JA8902 |
| MSN: | 26344/929 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 353 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tokyo-Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA) -
 Japan
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tokyo-Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA) |
| Frankfurt/Main International Airport (FRA/EDDF) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On September 13, 1996, the Boeing 747-400 type JA8902 belonging to Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. began takeoff for flights from New Tokyo International Airport to Frankfurt International Airport as the company's regular 407 flight, but No. 4 The engine malfunctioned and the takeoff was canceled.
After that, the plane entered the taxiway from the runway and stopped, but received a notification from the ground control station that the tires seemed to be on fire, and around 13:16, 20 crew members and 333 passengers, a total of 353 people used an escape slide to escape urgently. . At this time, 3 passengers were seriously injured and 19 were slightly injured.
Probable Cause:
This accident was caused by an emergency escape due to a fire in the brakes after the plane aborted takeoff during the takeoff roll, and some passengers were injured because the landing was not safe when sliding down the escape slide.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/aircraft/rep-acci/98-3-JA8902.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/65867 (Photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2025 12:21 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 19-Oct-2025 12:21 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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