Boeing 737 HL8243

Summary

On 12 January 2020 at about 13:17 local time, a Boeing 737 registered HL8243, operated by Jin Air, was involved in an accident near Fukuoka, Japan. 174 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 January 2020 at 13:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Fukuoka, Japan

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

HL8243

Category

Airplane

Operator

Jin Air

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

DCA20WA051

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The government of Japan has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on January 12, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Japan's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Japan.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.