Historical eventFebruary 41966

All Nippon Airways Flight 60

All Nippon Airways Flight 60 plunges into Tokyo Bay, killing 133.

60th anniversary in 2026

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When
Friday, February 4 196660 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1960s
Anniversary
60th in 2026
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Dates: From 1966.

What happened

All Nippon Airways Flight 60 was a Boeing 727-81 aircraft making a domestic commercial flight in Japan from Sapporo Chitose Airport to Tokyo Haneda International Airport. On February 4, 1966, the plane crashed into Tokyo Bay about 10.4 km from Haneda in clear weather conditions while on a night approach. All 133 people on board died. The accident was the worst involving a single aircraft in Japan and the deadliest accident in the country until All Nippon Airways Flight 58 crashed five years later,

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February 4 1966 — 60 years ago, on a Friday.

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