The Fall of Flight 123

Summary by Krater

This video examines the tragic history of Japan Airlines Flight 123, which crashed on August 12, 1985, due to a catastrophic structural failure and improper maintenance repairs, resulting in the worst single-aircraft disaster in aviation history.

From the video

Answers: What happened to Japan Airlines Flight 123?

• aviation history
• plane crash investigation
• Japan Airlines Flight 123
• structural failure
• maintenance errors

What it concludes

• Japan Airlines Flight 123 experienced a catastrophic structural failure due to a faulty repair of the aft pressure bulkhead from a previous tailstrike incident.
• The improper repair, using two splice plates instead of one, ultimately failed after thousands of pressurized flights, rendering the aircraft uncontrollable.
• Delays in the military rescue response due to initial miscommunication significantly reduced the chances of finding more survivors.