Air Crash Investigation - S03E04 Out Of Control (Japan Airlines Flight 123)

Description

On 12 August 1985, the rear pressure bulkhead burst on Japan Airlines Flight 123, destroying the vertical stabilizer and severing all four of the aircraft's hydraulic systems. The crew managed to keep the aircraft flying for 32 minutes until it clipped Mt Osutaka and crashed, killing all but 4 people out of the 524 passengers and crew aboard.

Type of aircraft: Boeing 747SR.
Cause of disaster: Faulty maintenance, all hydraulics lost, explosive decompression.

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