Accidents
Fiery Crash at Tokyo Haneda Kills Five, Highlights String of Runway Incursions
All passengers and crew of the destroyed JAL Airbus A350-900 survived
First Japan Airlines A350-900 Takes Off
Japan Airlines' first A350-900, MSN321, takes off for Tokyo in May 2019. © Airbus

Tuesday’s collision between a Japan Coast Guard de Havilland Dash 8 positioned on the runway for takeoff and a landing Japan Airlines (JAL) Airbus A350 at Tokyo Haneda Airport served as a stark reminder of last year’s spate of ground incursions at airports around the world.

Five of the six Coast Guard personnel in the Dash 8 died in the crash with the A350-900, which had landed at 5:47 p.m. local time following a flight from the Japanese city of Sapporo's New Chitose Airport. Although the Airbus became engulfed in flames within a matter of seconds, all 367 passengers and 12 crewmembers managed to escape the wreckage alive.