Japan Air Lines Flight 2
Overview of the aircraft after the accidental ditching | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 22, 1968 |
| Summary | Accidental ditching on approach due to pilot error |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| JA8032, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 1970 with a newer livery | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-8-62 |
| Aircraft name | Shiga |
| Operator | Japan Air Lines |
| IATA flight No. | JL2 |
| ICAO flight No. | JAL2 |
| Call sign | JAPAN AIR 2 |
| Registration | JA8032 |
| Flight origin | Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan |
| Destination | San Francisco International Airport, Millbrae, California, United States |
| Occupants | 107 |
| Passengers | 96 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Survivors | 107 |
Japan Air Lines Flight 2 was a scheduled passenger flight on November 22, 1968. The plane was a six-month-old Douglas DC-8-62 named Shiga (志賀), flying from Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Due to heavy fog and other factors, Captain Kohei Asoh mistakenly ditched the plane near Coyote Point in the shallow waters of San Francisco Bay, two and a half miles short of the runway. All 107 people on board survived the accident without any injuries. Despite the abrupt ditching, and being immersed in salt-water, the aircraft was recovered, repaired, and returned to service.