Japan Airlines Flight 715
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Japan Airlines
Flight 715 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-8 registration JA8051 on a flight from Kai Tak Airport
in Kowloon Bay
, Hong Kong
to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
in Subang, Malaysia. There were 69 passengers and 10 crew on board flight 715. After a two hour air traffic control at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
told flight 715 to start their approach and land on runway 15. The flight crew started their approach and put the landing gear down and flap extended. When the aircraft descended below MDA of 750 feet then at 300 feet flight 715 crashed into the side of a hill 4 miles from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
near an estate called Ladang Elmina
. The McDonnell Douglas DC-8 broke on impact and there was no fire. The accident killed 34 people: 8 of the 10 crew and 26 of the 69 passengers died. Survivors numbered 45 passengers and crew who were taken to a hospital.You can still find remains from the crash in the soil surrounding the estate
Japan Airlines
is an airline headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. It is the flag carrier of Japan and its main hubs are Tokyo's Narita International Airport and Tokyo International Airport , as well as Nagoya's Chūbu Centrair International Airport and Osaka's Kansai International Airport...
Flight 715 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-8 registration JA8051 on a flight from Kai Tak Airport
Kai Tak Airport
Kai Tak Airport was the international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. It was officially known as the Hong Kong International Airport from 1954 to 6 July 1998, when it was closed and replaced by the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok, 30 km to the west...
in Kowloon Bay
Kowloon Bay
Kowloon Bay is a bay located at the east of the Kowloon Peninsula and north of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is the eastern portion of Victoria Harbour, between Hung Hom and Lei Yue Mun...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport , LTSAAS , often called Subang Airport or Subang Skypark, is an airport located in Subang, Selangor, Malaysia, and primarily serves general aviation and some turboprop domestic flights...
in Subang, Malaysia. There were 69 passengers and 10 crew on board flight 715. After a two hour air traffic control at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport , LTSAAS , often called Subang Airport or Subang Skypark, is an airport located in Subang, Selangor, Malaysia, and primarily serves general aviation and some turboprop domestic flights...
told flight 715 to start their approach and land on runway 15. The flight crew started their approach and put the landing gear down and flap extended. When the aircraft descended below MDA of 750 feet then at 300 feet flight 715 crashed into the side of a hill 4 miles from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport , LTSAAS , often called Subang Airport or Subang Skypark, is an airport located in Subang, Selangor, Malaysia, and primarily serves general aviation and some turboprop domestic flights...
near an estate called Ladang Elmina
Ladang Elmina
Ladang Elmina also known as Elmina Estate, is owned by since 2007. Previously it was owned by Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad. It is located along Sungai buluh - Kuala Selangor road, Selangor, Malaysia. Now it is trapped in the middle of property development which is rapidly taking place surrounding the...
. The McDonnell Douglas DC-8 broke on impact and there was no fire. The accident killed 34 people: 8 of the 10 crew and 26 of the 69 passengers died. Survivors numbered 45 passengers and crew who were taken to a hospital.You can still find remains from the crash in the soil surrounding the estate