2001 Japan Airlines mid-air incident
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 January 2001 |
| Summary | Near miss |
| Site | Near Yaizu, Shizuoka, Japan 35°N 138°E / 35°N 138°E |
| Total fatalities | 0 |
| Total injuries | 100 |
| Total survivors | 677 |
| First aircraft | |
| JA8904, the Boeing 747-446D involved in this incident | |
| Type | Boeing 747-446D |
| Operator | Japan Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | JL907 |
| ICAO flight No. | JAL907 |
| Call sign | JAPAN AIR 907 |
| Registration | JA8904 |
| Flight origin | Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan |
| Destination | Naha International Airport, Okinawa, Japan |
| Occupants | 427 |
| Passengers | 411 |
| Crew | 16 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 100 |
| Survivors | 427 |
| Second aircraft | |
| JA8546, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 involved in this incident | |
| Type | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 |
| Operator | Japan Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | JL958 |
| ICAO flight No. | JAL958 |
| Call sign | JAPAN AIR 958 |
| Registration | JA8546 |
| Flight origin | Gimhae International Airport, Busan, South Korea |
| Destination | Narita International Airport, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupants | 250 |
| Passengers | 237 |
| Crew | 13 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 250 |
On 31 January 2001, Japan Airlines Flight 907, a Boeing 747-446D en route from Haneda Airport, Japan, to Naha Airport, Okinawa, narrowly avoided a mid-air collision with Japan Airlines Flight 958, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 en route from Gimhae International Airport, South Korea, to Narita International Airport, Japan. The event became known in Japan as the Japan Airlines near miss incident above Suruga Bay (日本航空機駿河湾上空ニアミス事故, Nihonkōkūki surugawan jōkū niamisu jiko).
The incident was attributed to errors made by air traffic controller (ATC) trainee Hideki Hachitani (蜂谷 秀樹, Hachitani Hideki) and trainee supervisor Yasuko Momii (籾井 康子, Momii Yasuko). The incident caused Japanese authorities to call upon the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to take measures to prevent similar incidents from occurring.