Inside The Deadliest Single-Aircraft Disaster Ever | Last Moments

It's the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history - and there's a picture from a passenger's point of view.
"Japan Air Lines Flight 123 (JAL123) was a scheduled domestic Japan Air Lines passenger flight from Haneda Airport in Tokyo to Itami International Airport in Osaka. On August 12, 1985, the Boeing 747SR operating this flight suffered a sudden decompression 12 minutes into the flight, and crashed in the area of Mount Takamagahara, Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, 100 kilometres (62 mi; 54 nmi) from Tokyo 32 minutes later. The crash site was on Osutaka Ridge, near Mount Osutaka.
Japan's Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission (AAIC) concluded,[1]: 129  agreeing with investigators from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, that the rapid decompression was caused by a faulty repair by Boeing technicians after a tailstrike incident during a landing at Osaka Airport in 1978 as JAL Flight 115. The rear bulkhead of the plane had been repaired with an improperly installed doubler plate, compromising the plane's airworthiness. Cabin pressurization continued to expand and contract the improperly repaired bulkhead until the day of the accident, when the faulty repair failed, causing a rapid decompression that ripped off a large portion of the tail and caused the loss of hydraulic controls to the entire plane.
The aircraft, which was configured with increased economy-class seating, was carrying 524 people. All 15 crew members and 505 of the 509 passengers died in the accident. Some of the passengers survived the initial crash but died of their injuries hours later while awaiting rescue. Surpassing the fatalities of All Nippon Airways Flight 58, which crashed 14 years earlier with 162 fatalities, it is the deadliest single-aircraft accident both in Japan and global aviation history.
The event is known in Japan as The crash accident of Japan Air Lines Jumbo Jet (Japanese: 日航ジャンボ機墜落事故)."
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[@The_Grand_Egg]

I love your videos thank you

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[@panthera2]

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[@robertcuratolo5339]

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[@Cardboard_object]

Boop

[@ericchu117]

Interesting fact: The bulkhead that caused this entire incident was actually recovered pretty much intact, and after the investigation it was initially placed in front of the headquarter of JAL's maintenance department as a monument. It was then eventually moved to a air safety museum located in Haneda Airport which you can visit today.

[@johnladuke6475]

After the more recent debacle with the 737 MAX, perhaps it should have been placed outside Boeing's HQ instead.

[@neilkurzman4907]

@@johnladuke6475 Two completely different type of problems. An improper repair compared to not understanding how all the systems in the plane interact, compounded by a tight schedule.

[@johnladuke6475]

@@neilkurzman4907 You're not wrong, but it's notable that both cases originate with the same company neglecting safety.

[@neilkurzman4907]

@@johnladuke6475 I watched air disasters and there’s actually an older Boeing crash that’s more similar to the 737 max. It turned out the captains failed at radar altimeter could affect the auto throttle. Again a system systems issue. You would need an expert to determine what went wrong here. A repair like that is effectively custom. Was there a problem with the drawings, the fabrication, the installation? When they had the problem it with the last Row of rivets what process was used to determine how to complete it. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ICanSeeYou247]

Intact?! You can see the crash scene photography in this video, it's clearly not intact

[@coldicekiller1352]

Denny Fitch was a commercial pilot who became obsessed with this accident and wondered if you could control a plane with just the throttles, he practied the scenario in a simulator which is how he basically saved United Airlines 232

[@quicksilver462]

I read an article some time ago, (cant remember the publication) that "thrust vectoring" is being considered as part of an emergency back up system for commercial aircraft should the loss of ability to control the aircraft through conventional means in the event of hydraulic/system failure.

[@Eye_Of_Odin978]

Fitch was a hero and a legend for aspiring aviation workers everywhere. He unfortunately lost a battle to brain cancer in 2012. The world truly is lesser without his presence in it.

[@telesniper2]

W8 wut

[@BeneGesseritSaya]

Absolutely fascinating. As a nihilist this is especially deep…because death for some results in life for others. So perplexing. One event determined the destiny of another in a profound way..

[@randommadness1021]

@@BeneGesseritSaya What is an "nihilist"? First time I've heard that term. Thanks.

[@keifuchan7265]

Pilots never gave up until the bitter end. Hearing the Captain saying "Ganbare!"(Keep fighting!) to the co-pilot as they fought an impossible battle to keep the plane in the air always gets me😥RIP

[@concept5631]

Truly impeccable individuals

[@Genjitsutouhi39]

「頑張れ」😢

[@nikeetamchutchison1547]

A truly heart-wrenching tragedy 😢💔

[@albert7311]

The recording is somewhere on you tube amongst others. It’s very sad.

[@abandonedaccount31]

The pilot’s last words were “It’s the end!”

[@zatoichi101]

I remember this tragic accident vividly. I was working for a newspaper in Tokyo when this happened. I can tell you that a LOT more people could have been rescued if the Japanese authorities had not been so rigid and close-minded. First, they were alerted by the U.S. military base that they had just lost a plane -- which the Japanese authorities refused to believe at first. Second, the U.S. military had helicopters and rescue crews on the tarmac, ready to assist the Japanese authorities in the rescue efforts, but the Japanese authorities told the U.S. military that their assistance would not be needed and to stand down. Third, when the Japanese rescue team finally did arrive at the crash site in the mountains, they spent the entire night searching the wrong mountain, despite being told by local villagers that the plane crashed on the adjacent mountain. As a result of all of these horrible decisions by the Japanese authorities, the rescue team did not arrive on the crash site until the following morning. Only 4 people survived that crash, including a 12-year-old girl who said she heard many voices throughout the night, including her fathers, all wondering where help was. She also described how as morning approached, all of those voices became silent. If the Japanese authorities had not been so pig-headed and had accepted help from the U.S. military, who, again, were ready to head straight to the crash site, many more people would have been rescued. The photo of the 12-year-old girl, Keiko Kawakami, being airlifted by a helicopter from the crash site won Photo of the Year, as rescue authorities were applauded for saving her life. But every time I see that photo, I am deeply saddened by lives that were lost because of arrogance on the part of the Japan authorities.

[@HinduWarriorForever]

Their attitude has not changed much. Empathy is not teachable.

[@michaelmelling9333]

Considering that the tragedy was caused by incompetent (American) Boeing technicians, I wouldn't jump on the Japanese officials....

[@shyryTsr2k]

@@michaelmelling9333 why would you be salty against the US military who were ready and willing to help when it was Japanese civilians on that plane? Yes the technicians were American however the local authorities were Japanese and told EXACTLY where their fellow countrymen were but failed to listen to anyone.

[@michaelmelling9333]

@@shyryTsr2k surely you must know that of the two screw-ups we're talking about, the one that resulted in the plane slamming into the mountain was infinitely the worst.

[@MrTaftava]

Japanese will always be Japanese. Nothing deadlier than arrogant stupidity and blind servility.

[@martykiely127]

Aircraft are extremely safe, but when they aren't and something goes awry, they are some of the most gruesome and terrifying things to happen

[@martykiely127]

@Chozey that is exactly why it's scary to think about

[@applesyrupgaming]

@Chozey yet cars arent, road design wont change unless people demand sadly, public transit is nimbyed.

[@Pusher97]

Like nuclear energy.

[@johnladuke6475]

Aircraft crash a lot less often, particularly for miles travelled. However after an aircraft crash, the pilot rarely gets out to inspect the damage and consider whether or not to call insurance.

[@mauricedavis2160]

Exactly!!!🙏😢✈️⚖️🤔

[@callumjoyce1712]

The fact that no pilots in simulation could come within 30 minutes of the efforts of the actual flight crew has always stuck with me

[@mystic_galaxies9832]

Desperation makes people do amazing things.

[@deauthorsadeptus6920]

@@mystic_galaxies9832 Motivation do crazy things with ppl, and crashing airplane is one hell of motivation.

[@mystic_galaxies9832]

@@deauthorsadeptus6920 exactly

[@gave2haze]

While not the same thing, there are a few cases of simulator pilots not being able to recreate landings that actual pilots in emergencies pulled off, have read about a few from admiral cloudberg. Hudson River miracle might be one

[@dbsti3006]

The pilots in the simulators will perform way better when they know they're about to die unless they correct it. In the military I saw a guy get shot in the side of the head and his pure adrenaline kept him alive until reaching medical. The human body and mind does amazing things to avoid death.

[@kiki1573]

The hardest part was hearing the final words written in a journal that belonged to one of the victims. I can't imagine being in a doomed plane, no way out, you know your life is about to end in minutes. I don't even think I would keep my composure to write anything at all. It's a miracle that 4 people actually survived that. Oh my God.

[@41663]

It amazes me that they could compose themselves and be able to write anything. Only thing I could do would be to say this is why I hate flying God help us all. And please spare the children. Then that would be it

[@joaquinlezcano2372]

It was a miracle when a lot of people survived at first

[@gertjanvandermeij4265]

@@41663 YES, let god help us all ! 🤦‍♂ Let us all praise that asshole !

[@rickrick70]

Part of the reason for the amount of survivors is that the plane fell on its back in a slow speed into Bush and other shrubs. This cushioned the impact. The pilots played a pivotal role in the amount of survivors. They flew that doomed plane until the end. Rip to all on board 🙏

[@gordy3714]

One girl was found in a tree.

[@naotomorita1621]

I missed this flight by one day. Still remember chills going down my spine as we watched the news at our dinner table at home in osaka.

[@2-strokeracer531]

I thank God you made it....! 🙏 🙏

[@noodlebike]

It was not your time!

[@Clos93]

神はあなたを探していました！

[@anthonydavid5121]

9/11 - I missed flying by one day! I flew back to SF on 9/10

[@Ian-hw9nn]

wow

[@Neal_Schier]

As just one of the many airline pilots who are quite familiar with this accident, Qixr has done an outstanding job of describing what happened. Quite impressive. I only mention that I am a pilot because most of us have practiced these scenarios multiple times in the simulator and they are incredibly difficult to handle.... very humbling. The second reason is that often general videos about aviation accidents can be grossly inaccurate so props to Qixr for getting it spot on.

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

I'm a KZbin user who happens to be quite familiar with KZbin videos and I must say that Qxir has done an outstanding job of making a KZbin video. Quite impressive.

[@peterkennedy7219]

As a former A&P, I too was impressed.

[@SmokeyTube]

As an airplane, i can say that qxir represented my kind well.

[@capitalismsucks9590]

As a man who has crashed a jet airliner before, killing everyone onboard except for me and my copilot, he explained it well.

[@litterpicker1431]

I am an aft pressure bulkhead. I cracked up.

[@robr2389]

I remember this accident. Those were some VERY talented pilots on the flight deck to keep that 747 flying as long as they did. The world of aviation has bred some absolutely phenomenal pilots.

[@jaymac7203]

@Flaneurs L Eh?

[@stevem2323]

@@flaneursl1670 That too, but this was do to pilots.

[@bishop51807]

Yeah reminds me of the Sioux City incident not long after this, where the pots were in a very similar situation.

[@robr2389]

@@bishop51807 Yep. Those guys also did an incredible job with their DC-10. After watching the video, Captain Haynes said he knows the approach looks stable, but he said that thing was moving all over the place. It's a wonder anyone survived that.

[@atimy]

Larp

[@Erin.56]

That little 12 year old girl being airlifted out is now 50…… so much time has passed. She was truly lucky to continue living her life….

[@rainbowseeker5930]

Who knows what sort of bitter episodes she has gone through during these 35 years...

[@breakfastonuranus]

I don't think she's lucky for being traumatized

[@iwanaGoFast2010]

@@breakfastonuranusYou’re a bitter person. You get coal.

[@SauI_Goodman]

@@breakfastonuranus She's lucky to be blessed with a second life. Unfortunately, not everyone aboard had that fortune.

[@CosmicTruthTeller]

@@SauI_Goodman Life here isn't "lucky".

[@torachan23]

Shoutout to the pilots who fought for so long and never gave up. Them boys did everything they could

[@AudioJellyfish]

'shoutout' lol. Who do think you are? David Guetta? 🤣

[@vivaHSR]

​@AudioJellyfish they're just showing respect to the pilots in this deadly crash have a conscience

[@garycastronova7939]

What choice did they have? Really, any pilot fights til the end because that's all they can do. If you were in the same situation you would also do the same.

[@user-pn3im5sm7k]

@@garycastronova7939Don't little the pilots' accomplishment. Anyone can try, few can excel. Those pilots excelled that day.

[@leonium__]

"I am grateful for the truly happy life I have enjoyed until now." Wow. I am utterly speechless. A tear rolled down my face as I read this sentence.

[@ShikataGaNai100]

The last written words of Japanese singer, Kyu Sakamoto. That was his notebook.

[@thenew4559]

We all hope we can be like that in our final moments.

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

The Japanese often have a different view of life to the rest of the world

[@demef758]

@@ShikataGaNai100 Correct. Many Americans know Kyu's smash hit that was called "Sukiyaki" because no one could pronounce its original Japanese love song name that translated to "I Look Up as I Walk." You can find it all over KZbin. He had a beautiful voice and was a great whistler, too. Once you know the song and then learn of Sakamoto's tragic death, the song sticks in your brain forever.

[@ivangranger8494]

@@ShikataGaNai100 That’s what I was thinking. That’s the the plane, where we lost them on the horrific flight. And now, I learned why. It’s so sad for all those on board, that such a negligent error was made. And I was a very young child mesmerized, when he sang, ‘Sukiyaki.’

[@TimSlee1]

The fact people had time to write down and take photos during the incident just goes to show how drawn out and painful the whole experience was. I remember originally seeing the Air Crash Investigation episode of this incident when I was 5 back in 2005, the memories are still vivid.

[@MrPaxio]

they just remade that episode in the new season, nothing new tho

[@laughoutloud195]

Same, and apparently I was also five in the exact same year.

[@nancyperkins2277]

My dad was an altitude chamber technician in the early days of research. He told me about how guys in the chamber were writing a letter as they were told to do. Didn't realize anything was wrong with them at all as the oxygen and pressure decreased. They were always shocked by seeing the paper afterwards and how the ability to do the task deteriorated without them ever being aware that they were impaired at all

[@jamescrossland2599]

Oxygen depletion is a reality!

[@roberthumphreys502]

Hypoxia

[@eliz_scubavn]

This reminds me of the first time I ever got nitrogen narcosis as a diver. This was actually deliberate, designed to demonstrate how NN specifically affects me. I remember my instructor getting me to practice a task (tying knots) on the surface and then we repeated this task under the water at 30m depth. The effects of NN meant it was taking me massively longer to process instructions and actually trying to tie the knots was difficult as I was getting confused. The scary thing for me at least was, like your scenario, I didn’t know it was happening until after the event. It was only when I was back on shore and the instructor explained things to me.

[@jamescrossland2599]

@@eliz_scubavn like a sleepwalker? They walk around, perform tasks, maybe walk into the middle of a road/🚦 ⛔ etc., cook food over open 🔥 etc.....with absolutely, NO idea 💡 there doing it in reality! It's a dream they wake from realizing that it was actually, a NIGHTMARE! (IF they ever even remember it at all? I have the same experience after my epileptic seizures. I have no memory of the worst part, only what others around me tell me afterwards that I collapsed to the floor, have fixed glaze and am convulsing on the floor! SCARY, SCARY stuff!) 😱

[@Evielicious]

@@jamescrossland2599 the emojis are very unnecessary...

[@XHikarixxx]

The pilots did more for these people than the rescue workers ever could. May they all rest in peace.

[@tbgng]

They kept their plane in the air for 30 minutes, and four people still survived the crash. Absolute hereos. RIP Kyu Sakamoto and everyone else onboard who died Edit: There were around 50 people who survived the crash but because Japanese authorities refused help, most of them died out through the night

[@Handles-Are-A-Stupid-Idea]

He literally said this

[@tbgng]

@@Handles-Are-A-Stupid-Idea i know but im putting it into perspective on how much 50 people really was

[@if5069]

@@Handles-Are-A-Stupid-Idea he did not literally say this. 50 is crazy, I do feel like it was negligence on the authorities part. Rip.

[@4450krank]

@@Handles-Are-A-Stupid-Idea He didnt say they offered to help with helicopters, but they did offer that, and when they did they were pretty much told to fuck off and mind their own business.

[@22Tesla]

Refused is a strong word as they decided to wait an entire cold night before making their way to the accident site in the daylight, but the fact remains they screwed around, and many more people died who didn't need to because of their incompetence.

[@shiftymiata]

Hey! I'm an aircraft mechanic and long time fan of the channel. Just wanted to thank you for your incredible accuracy and knowledge of all the aviation disasters you've covered, you clearly do your research. Most youtubers tend to get things completely wrong and spread fear for the wrong reasons. Massive respect to you sir!

[@baconsnake6463]

Just had a FAAST training and they covered this incident

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

He said in the beginning of this video that everyone on board died… Then near the end he says there were four survivors.

[@platinum6684]

@@anti-ethniccleansing465 “everyone in this photo and including the person in the picture perished” he’s saying everyone on the photo not everyone on the plane

[@randommadness1021]

@@platinum6684 Although, to be fair, the most likely people to survive this are the people at the very front of the cabin (maybe even those who were in the cockpit as everyone inside that cabin will have been thrown towards the aft were the decompression was taking place causing huge crushing with everything getting thrown towards the rear of the aircraft.

[@kathybula6434]

OMG SO SO SAD !!!!!!

[@35yearrocker]

The pilots were heroes. They died being true professionals. May they all RIP.

[@jnicholson2522]

I am truly astounded that even 4 people survived such a catastrophic crash in a remote area, that is amazing.

[@jamesdavidson4769]

That was a miracle itself, and R.I.P. for the other victims.

[@ryannunes6106]

Both Life & death come from the Creator

[@asheep7797]

and in the crash site for that long

[@junkbob6832]

Most of the passengers survived the crash, just not the arrogance and pig-headedness of the Japanese authorities. When they were informed by the US military that a plane had gone down, they didn't believe it. And then when the US offered to help, Japan said no. Then when they finally arrived, they searched the wrong mountain despite the local villagers telling them where the plane actually went down.

[@doggylover108]

@@junkbob6832 Where is your source that most survived the initial crash? A lot more people were alive than the 4 they ended up rescuing, but there is no way MOST survived the initial impact.

[@ruth80809]

I heard the voice recording of the crash and its one of the most brutal I've ever heard. Thanks for covering this story

[@Key212]

I love how Qxir is so consistent with his work and how often he post stuff it’s always very interesting as well! I wondered if he gets any help with edits at this point? Or is it all a one-man thing.

[@raymondtorres196]

Qxir is just great at what he does, he should have like millions of subscriptions..we need to help him out with that, let's spread the word of how great he is

[@ruth80809]

@@raymondtorres196 Qxir is one of the best youtubers! And yes, he totally deserves more followers.

[@jacekatalakis8316]

It is, but the Western Airlines Flight 2605 and the GOL 1097ones are just as horrific, if not worse

[@gregggoss2210]

Does anyone know if this is the same crash where the cockpit recording was used in the beginning of Rammstein's " Reise Reise" song?

[@gk4204]

Its terrifying to think this went on for over 1/2 hour. It’s crazy to think anyone lived. It’s amazing how you always find these stories and the research you do. I greatly appreciate the hard work and excellent story telling. Thank you for the great vid.

[@jamesstreet228]

I can't imagine going through that horror for 1/2 an hour. It most have seemed like years. Even the term "phugoid cycle" is horrifying.

[@jonslg240]

What's the most terrifying to people is the fact that they're not controlling the aircraft. However you're not in control of very many things that you think you have control over. The statistics are excellent. Even the worst statistics are better than driving a car.

[@jonslg240]

There are other situations where they knew for a fact they were going to die for 5mins+. In this situation, with how long it went on, a lot of them probably had real hope. I'd rather have real hope and 30 minutes than no hope and 5 minutes. If there's no hope I'd rather it happen in seconds.

[@telena5042]

Crashes aren’t quick, usually. That’s what makes them so scary.

[@AnotherPointOfView944]

The anticipation of your death is worse than death. So even though air travel is the "safest" mode of transport, when it goes wrong it is just mind bendingly bad.

[@bowlchamps37]

My classmate was born just because of this incident. His father was a German investigator and his mother an American investigator. Since I spent countless hours with him as well, this plane crash directly affected me as well.

[@Weatherboy1102]

It’s really weird how tragedies can lead to things like that. I don’t think my mom would’ve ever considered talking to a guy in South Carolina and even moving down, but she was in New York, and her friend introduced them right after 9/11. That guy of course ended up being my dad, and I was born a little over a year after 9/11. She’s said multiple times she probably wouldn’t have given it a chance if that hadn’t happened right before.

[@CC-br9qg]

@@Weatherboy1102wow

[@atharvashukla52]

@@Weatherboy1102 damnn

[@Yumedekissmeee]

It’s crazy that ur classmate would have not been born if this airline hadn’t crashed and so many people didn’t die

[@ShawnLangford]

1985: Boeing questionable airplane construction 2024: Boeing questionable airplane construction

[@MrMan-sy4ev]

The fact that there were any survivors at all is a miracle in itself.

[@KasaiKouhai]

After the crash there were 50, the abhorrent response by the Japanese government alone killed 46 people.

[@Timesend]

Pure luck

[@randommadness1021]

@@Timesend I wouldn't say that. In my opinion, it was the amazing skill that those pilots done to keep the plane in the air for so long. Most pilots would have not been able to keep the plane from dropping like a ton of bricks out of the sky.

[@biosparkles9442]

@@randommadness1021 Agreed, though the way the wings clipped the mountain would've slowed the plane down and taken a lot of that energy away from the final impact, and that really was just luck

[@RobbieStacks90]

The final third section broke away from the plane and rolled down a ridge on the mountain. That's why it's safest to sit at the back of the plane or near the wings. The people seated in the first 2/3 were burned and warped beyond recognition, and some of them were never recovered.

[@BleachCowboy2016]

It’s terrible that the maintenance manager and the inspector committed suicide. I feel like a plane that has sustained that much damage should never even have been returned to service in the first place.

[@User-jr7vf]

Japanese people (at least back in the day) take their mistakes very seriously and prefer to resort to suicide as a means of washing away their shame, which I admire.

[@andrewallen9993]

Well they were stupid enough to hire a repair team from a company well known for treating money as more important than lives known for blaming pilots for engineering defects.

[@ggitslificious]

@@andrewallen9993 okay andrew

[@hawks9nkh]

@@andrewallen9993 This occurred long before Boeing merged with McD and the cost cutting measures went into place. Not a fan of Boeing now either but there is enough to deal with based on truth and facts. Injecting your BS and lies into it doesn't help.

[@andrewallen9993]

@@hawks9nkhYou cannot possibly mean that you think Boeing did what we call in the UK a half way decent or quality job on that repair. It was done to Boeing 737MAX standards. The way you can tell is that it crashed. Or are you so stupid you think the job was done right?

[@Sea_Enjoyer]

The fact anyone survived is incredible. Humans really can survive just about anything. Plane crashes, multiple gunshots, skydiving without a parachute... name just about anything, someone has survived it.

[@captainhindsight8779]

There was a air hostess who survived a mid air explosion and she fell something like 30,000ft and survived. She was saved by a former WW2 medic.

[@TheJere213]

there was also Juliane Koepcke who fell out of a plane still strapped in her seat fell about 3000m(~10000ft) to a jungle but survived with relatively light injuries and then spent 11 days walking in the jungle trying to find help before being rescued

[@jamesball7381]

There was even a woman who was hit by a meteorite and survived!

[@thegeneral1955]

Humans will either die to the smallest shit like a cold or survive an explosion and a 30,000 foot fall

[@pogmothoin1342]

You can never survive Death, enjoy the ride.

[@AR_119]

These pilots did all they could to save everyone on board, and what they did accomplish was insanely impressive even with the end result being the eventual crash. RIP to everyone.

[@bernlin2000]

The word "miracle" is overused imo, but for those who survived this crash, it was absolutely miraculous. The plane lost most of the back of its tail mid-flight and eventually crashed onto its back on a mountainside. That simply isn't a survivable event, the vast majority of the time.

[@User-jr7vf]

@@bernlin2000 there were no survivors!

[@keselekbakiak]

@@User-jr7vf there are survivors. Just watch the video

[@gertjanvandermeij4265]

NO they didn't ! Those pilots are the worst !

[@BoxxyFan]

@@gertjanvandermeij4265 how so? It's not the pilots fault the plane broke apart

[@lisaa8795]

It's hard to feel anything but admiration for the skill of the flight crew, sorrow for those souls on board who didn't survive, and anger for those who lived through the crash and may have survived if an earlier search & rescue attempt had been made. That 4 people actually survived is a combination of chance/luck and skill of the pilots.

[@inmmanda6129]

In fact, Self-Defense Force rescue helicopters that had taken over the mission from the U.S. military were over the scene, struggling to land on the scene in a variety of ways. The unit that arrived on the scene was the Air Self-Defense Force's Pararescue Jumper, the most elite rescue unit in Japan. However, visibility at the site was very poor due to the pitch-dark night and smoke from the fire. They made numerous attempts to escape from the ground. They considered rappelling and parachuting, but the captain decided that the fire and poor visibility would cause a secondary disaster, and these methods were not implemented. Little known in the English-speaking world, the rescue team was not asleep either. As a Japanese, I can tell you that the SDF did nothing. And from the ground, firefighters and police were desperately trying to reach the scene. The Americans spread the lie that the Japanese authorities did nothing all night long in order to trivialize the fact that their own repair errors caused the deaths of 520 people. It is truly an abomination.

[@Yada_690]

What's so horrifying about flying is the chances of something going horribly are so incredibly small, but once it does the chances of surviving are also so incredibly small

[@jdb47games]

No, most people in air crashes survive.

[@AudraK]

I remember hearing about this a few years ago. I was shocked to hear how no one responded to rescue requests assuming there were no survivors. Causing so many senseless deaths. Absolutely mind boggling. Hearing the survivors stories and seeing the photos of the crash are sobering

[@pwhnckexstflajizdryvombqug9042]

Well they had to hike out their because there was really no way to access the site from the air, so it's possible that they never would have made it (at least in a great enough capacity to help) in time to save that many people. They waited until the hiking teams were ready, if they had left earlier there may have been a few rescuers completely overwhelmed and without the required equipment to do much.

[@NoName......]

Do you know how far away the crash actually was from the nearest village? No shot would they have made it in time

[@Rammstein0963.]

THIS is wholly incorrect, us military assets were over the crash site within half an hour offering to rappel emergency personnel and equipment directly onto the site, "someone" (let's face it, likely the Japanese) waved them off.

[@randommadness1021]

@@Rammstein0963. sorry, but I just can't take the word of someone who can't even spell blame this on the Japanese. I'm willing to bet that you're American?

[@kiririn3103]

@@randommadness1021 Do u think Japanese people are that perfect of people? Its literally on the wiki page the Americans with an C-130 aircraft from Yokota air base nearby arrived at the crash site 20 minutes after flight 123 crashed the Japanese authorities didnt arrive till nightfall cuz they refuse to cooperate with the Americans arrived hours earlier that could saved more lives. Every human being makes mistakes and Japanese people are human beings as well.

[@werrrnerrr]

You master the art of telling a gruesome story factually, without unnecessary fuss or drama, while at the same time expressing in your words a deeply felt compassion for victims. Thank you.

[@fredgervinm.p.3315]

His voice reverberating while reading the letter was was a cheap parlor trick...

[@jmseipp]

I remember this. And when I was working at a trade school teaching English in Osaka, Japan, in 1991-92 they had a company policy that they would never take trips on a plane together as many of the staff of the school were on board this ill fated flight. They would only travel by train.

[@sadia2395]

☹️😕

[@atharvashukla52]

so sad,such a horrible experience

[@mahoykabusk]

It's absolutely mind blowing that even 4 people survived this crash

[@kitfistodajedi]

A lot more could have if Japanese authorities took US help. From what i remember around 70 people survived the impact. 4 made it to the next morning.

[@lizpurr8402]

Great video! I’ve studied this crash, and I must give serious PROPS to the flight crew for managing to hold onto that heap as long as they did. They did absolutely everything humanly possible to save the plane. Incredible airmanship in an impossible situation. May all the souls aboard rest in Heavenly peace.

[@ElHombreGato]

I agree, well said

[@User-jr7vf]

I had a file of the cockpit voice record on my PC about ten years ago. I would play it from time to time just to get chills. Thinking about all of what those pilots and passengers went through and I would feel terrified.

[@vincenzodibernardo9903]

They suffered hypoxia

[@MTGeomancer]

There was more to this sad story about the poor rescue response. US Marines were preparing for SAR operations (Search and Rescue) that night and had even launched a helicopter with Marines ready to repel down to the crash site 2 hours after the crash but they were turned away and never given permission by the Japanese government. It is speculated that the Japanese government didn't want the bad press that they needed foreign military help for a domestic crisis for what they believed was a crash with no survivors due to the JSDF helicopter reporting that no survivors were found during their flyover.

[@joekaz5198]

Not hard to believe at all. I was in Korea during the Sewol Ferry disaster and the same kind of concern for optics and reputation over human life led to the deaths of a lot of people.

[@Overhemd]

If that's true thats absolutely disgusting by those in charge

[@Aieee37]

Classic Japanese government move

[@Strawberryknight]

I watched this live when I was a kid. I remember the girl sat at the back of the plane and this was how she survived. Since then, I always sit at the back of the plane, and I don't care about business class - they are the ones to die first when the plane crashes.

[@Strawberryknight]

@@Aieee37 They never learn. Remember Fukushima?

[@mothershelper1981]

Thank you for making sure to speak so clearly that every single word is understandable! So many people drop their consonants and mush their words together and you have to struggle to understand what they are actually saying. You speak so clearly and I felt you should be complimented for that.

[@RobertMCotter]

Very good diction. Thank you for your effort.

[@_deepfried_3930]

Classic Boeing maintenance.

[@MandoMonge]

As a flight attendant, seeing the crew on the picture hits really close to home

[@Luckiestof13]

As a passenger and seeing those passengars in the photo, it hits close to home for me to.

[@User-jr7vf]

@@Luckiestof13 as a human being, this hits pretty close to home for me.

[@mvwmark8955]

As a train passenger, and absolutely brick-sh*t scared of flying even after the help of psychiatric help, I just cannot relate to this at all. Too scary. RIP all involved. PS. Sit at the back of the train.

[@doktormilk]

@@User-jr7vf as a plane, this hits close to home for me

[@Fusion991]

As the former emperor of Japan this hirs especially hard for me.

[@Liger_Soba]

I remember watching a documentary about this, there could’ve been many more survivors but because negligence there was a lack of action throughout the night. A survivor did recall there were more people alive screaming, a mother calling for their son, moaning, but because of the time taken they eventually passed from their injuries, it’s a sad situation indeed.

[@demef758]

It wasn't negligence per se. It was because the mountainous area was incredibly difficult to get to. And I think the weather than night was iffy as well. Japan has some extremely difficult terrain, particularly where the plane eventually crashed. It made it very risky to fly helicopters to an area where landing it is all but impossible, particularly late at night to a forested hill with bad visibility. Everyone is brilliant with 20/20 hindsight.

[@Liger_Soba]

@@demef758 There actually were some negligence though. Yeah the main reason was the bad terrain and the environment, but the rescue forces that Japan had in the area caused confusion for each other due to their rivalry for one another. They could’ve had a faster rescue if they were more coordinated at the beginning stages of their first response. I wouldn’t blame the marines though for them not doing a mini rescue themselves though, because they were about to with a military helicopter that the AC130 guided to the scene but they had a call to another situation right before they could make touch down to the scene. But for the Japanese rescue teams there could’ve been better coordination and teamwork in the early stages between them. Not saying if they did it would’ve guaranteed a better outcome but it might’ve lead to one.

[@demef758]

​@@Liger_Soba I fail to see willful negligence in anything you cite, Eider. I realize that you are not a Japanese citizen and may not even have been born at the time, but "if guys like you are so smart," how come these rivalries were not recognized and corrected BEFORE the fatal crash? "Coulda woulda shoulda" is the classic response to "we did not anticipate." The 9/11 deliberate crashing of jetliners into buildings was another classic example of "no one ever thought such things could happen." I reiterate: everyone is brilliant with 20/20 hindsight. It often takes disasters like this to expose weaknesses. It's called Failure Analysis for a reason.

[@The_Scarecrow51]

@@demef758 I think people calling negligence were more pointing towards the fact that American help was refused. Just to be clear, I'm not from the West myself nor am I from Japan, but I remember seeing in a documentary that when the American aircraft called in the position of the accident site it DID mention that the crash was too horrible for any survivors. But what was not said here was that the nearest Marine base offered a QRF (Quick Reaction Force) to be sent to the spot in helicopters and rappelled down. But the Japanese government already considered it a slap in their faces that it took a foreign country to find the location first and considered it a matter of pride that the first responders absolutely HAD to be Japanese. All those people dying slowly and alone in a freezing night, just because of politicians games and their fear of 'lack of face in the international arena' is the true negligence in my humble opinion.

[@1981amillia]

@@The_Scarecrow51 Best comment!! It breaks my heart that the passengers had to die slowly and can’t imagine how terrified they were. It wasn’t necessary and crash sites need to be checked for survivors ASAP regardless of whether they think it’s possible for anyone to be alive. There might have been 100 survivors for all we know.

[@everythingslego3552]

That part about the simulations really shows how good some of these pilots are. I remember when they covered it in that movie "Sully" where they debated the credibility of simulating accidents.

[@lbco5229]

Wow, what a superhuman and heroic effort from the pilots. Godspeed to the victims and their families.

[@CarterHancock]

As a pilot and someone who has studied this accident and watched several other documentaries on it, this was an absolutely excellent reconstruction. May the victims rest in peace.

[@gamingwitheman3521]

You’re a pilot, cool

[@michaelpipkin9942]

These pilots actually saved lives. Incredible skill.

[@anthonydavey157]

This is an excellent presentation of the tragedy of flight JAL 123. No unnecessary verbiage, just well presented information. Thank you.

[@JohnnieE1961]

Terribly sad. For me, like most people alive at the time, this particular tragedy and the courage of those poor souls involved will never be forgotten. RIP.

[@CAROLUSPRIMA]

I’ve seen at least a dozen shows about this. Not until now did I understand the failed bulkhead repair. Thanks.

[@space_4736]

Very sad tragedy. It’s also a shame that this had to happen to one of the best pilots in the world at the time. The plane was completely uncontrollable, but Masami fought with the plane with all he had for over 30 minutes in the air. Rip to him and all the victims.

[@ZymariRBLXYT]

And here we are still in 2024 with Boeing having so many issues with their aircrafts. I’m never stepping foot on another Boeing . If it isn’t airbus im good …

[@lascielthe-fallen4536]

I cannot imagine the fear that the passengers felt. God bless them all.

[@gertjanvandermeij4265]

YES ! Let god bless them all🤦‍♂ Just praise that asshole !

[@dallaz7048]

Yes, it's almost unimaginable. Something you'd only understand if you experienced it.....and lived to tell about it.

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

I already knew this story, but your retelling of it has reduced me to tears. It doesn't matter that I knew the details, I even said "tail strike" before you mentioned the hard landing. I hadn't seen that picture. I knew notes had been left, but I hadn't seen them. So excuse me while I go and bawl my eyes out for a while for all those poor people and their loved ones, including the families of those who committed suicide when it wasn't their fault.

[@charleslindeman2169]

What got me was the other survivors screams slowly fading as they waited for rescue. Imagining hearing people crying in pain and being unable to do anything about it. Them slowly going silent, like stars slowly winking out, leaving nothing but darkness... Just fucked me up. Poor bastards...

[@julosx]

It was obvious that after this tail strike this 747 should have been scrapped : the proof of that was Boeing trying to fit a brand new bulkhead discovered it was unable fo fit since the rear fuselage was bent out of shape by the event… And then made a shoddy job repairing the original one. This aircraft should have never been sent back to the sky.

[@capnprice0673]

@@julosx agreed. I also doubt that they wouldn't have slacked off (at least as much) in the repair job had it been more closely monitored, recorded, etc which back in the 80s, wouldn't be possible like today. Japan is a gorgeous country, regardless of history and to learn about this absolutely horrific crash just now, that so many died, and the few survivors heard them after being left overnight and that it happened in the peak of the country's redemption for wwII, is heartbreaking. The notes were some of the saddest things I've read. May they all rest in peace and I hope that the survivors had good lives afterwards despite it.

[@generalgrant3189]

@@charleslindeman2169 Just like the Titanic.

[@biosparkles9442]

@@capnprice0673 Considering Boeing snuck a plane through the approval process that literally wasn't airworthy (737 Max 8) just a few years ago, I'm not so confident that missing this kind of issue isn't possible today. Well, this specific issue probably not, because air safety rarely makes the same mistake twice, but something just as catastrophic being swept under the rug, or going unnoticed, at Boeing wouldn't shock me.

[@Oberon86228]

This is why I stopped fulfilling my dream of a flight attendant as a kid. many of these crashes haunted me and I could not imagine having to take thousands of flights, while having to remember horror from other crashes. I found another job that might keep me going to make the person I am today! But I can’t stop thinking about being a flight attendant 😢

[@Vyansya]

If you really want it, you should try to pursue it. Death exist, risks exist, in EVERY job. Even mundane job like cashier could die by some crazy shooter (which already happened too many times). You may live a more fulfilling life if you defeat your fear for your dream job.

[@Oberon86228]

@@Vyansya it’s a good idea but I’m afraid of flying so I am gonna pass it

[@atharvashukla52]

@@Oberon86228 if you are still considerate then go for it,i am 16 and have watched a lot of these documentaries still want to become a pilot,you could only counter that fear by doing it and its a fantastic job with a lot of respect towards it

[@rickenbacker315]

Such a tragedy! I remember it when it happened. As a side note, Kyu Sakamoto was on this flight. He sang the song "Sukiyaki". He also left a note to his loved ones and fans, thanking for his career. So sad...

[@MoteofVolition]

Chilling photo.. amazing that it survived.

[@TheRealRusDaddy]

More shocking that any number of people survived too

[@spaceshuttledoorgunner125]

Hi Qxir. I tend tp write in whenever I bump into this story. My father had a friend, Mr. S. that was on flight JAL123. He was coming to visit my father for business/private. We all remember the news that day and naturally, how much it affected my father. My father past away 3 weeks ago at age 86 and I'd like to think Mr. S. was one of the many people who welcomed my father into his after life and were finally able to meet since that faithful day. May all RIP

[@GloBear801]

Honestly. I’m proud of those pilots. They fought like hell to correct that plane with little oxygen. They did their best. This wasn’t their fault at all. Bless the survivors and bless the souls that were lost.

[@larrossa]

My prayers go to all passengers, crew, family & friends that were affected by this tragedy. Pilots indeed were heroes!

[@sian2337]

I’ve seen other videos about this disaster, but this one is the best. Not only did you explain the technical stuff in an understandable way, you also got across what the passengers went through… that notebook is heartbreaking.

[@mrgrizzlyrides]

What an awful story. It’s amazing anyone at all survived. May all their souls rest in peace.

[@Golden_Darkness]

Those notes left by the passengers got me. God damn. Rest in Peace all who perished.

[@LoveRemains]

Hats off to those pilots for managing to keep the plane flying for as long as they did. I hope those who lost their lives managed to find peace and were able to move into the light. Such a tragedy. 💙

[@purplehaze2358]

Those notes from the passengers are so incredibly haunting. They're probably going to be sticking with me for quite some time after watching this.

[@ShikataGaNai100]

That notebook belonged to Japanese singer, Kyu Sakamoto (the only Japanese musician ever to have a #1 hit in America). It was a remembrance for his wife and family.

[@adilkhan-yt9op]

They kept the bird in the air without a tail FOR 32 MINUTES. JAL 123 is used as training in simulators. Not even the best pilots of our time can keep the bird flying for that amount of time. The were the greatest pilots to live. Salute to the pilots and rest in peace to all 500 onboard

[@anonymous13731]

They did it in the end for those who died to have some last words written down for their loved ones and for the 4 people surviving this horrific tragedy

[@xNecromancerxxx]

*I have heard this story numerous times by numerous different people, I have researched it myself from start to finish, even wrote an article about it in high school, however, I have NEVER heard the story told like this! Wow, was this phenomenal! Very well put together and greatly executed! Good job, my friend!*

[@timjarvis9078]

It’s incredible how out of 524 passengers on board only 4 survived just again incredible what were the chances. All the survivors were seated right near the back between rows 54-60 were extremely lucky to be found alive amongst the twisted burning wreckage along the steep mountain side.

[@Frosteve]

Ive always wondered what would of happened with them today

[@kitfistodajedi]

More would've survived if the Japanese took US help to locate survivors. From what i remember around 60-70 people survived impact. With US help AT LEAST 20 could've been saved. But the Japanese refused. 4 people survived the night.

[@TheStapleGunKid]

I remember watching an episode about this incident on "Mayday". Just absolutely chilling thinking about what the passengers and crew went though in that horrible roller-coaster ride through the air. And to think it was nothing but a missing set of rivets that was responsible for the whole thing.

[@ShikataGaNai100]

One of the victims was Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto (Ue wo Muite Aruko - Sukiyaki). The plane continued in the air for around 30 minutes. Sakamoto had enough time to compose a letter to his wife, which was later found...which is shown in that notebook.

[@davidbarnett9312]

Yes, he hit number one in 1963 in America with 'Sukiyaki'. Great song. Tragic loss.

[@meatykyun5981]

jesus, his song was the first japanese song i learn to sing in japanese class. what a tragedy, may he rest in peace.

[@user-op6vy3gg2b]

Oh Ah ~ This was the plane Kyu died. What a tragedy. I love the hit song.

[@kidgrebo1]

That has to be a terrible feeling knowing your will end in minutes.

[@NBAI823]

The one thing that can kill a cameraman.

[@NW-gi1cp]

or can it....

[@Gilthwixt1]

One of two things. I'll never forget that POV of the chemical explosion in China where the Cameraman's last moments were filming the shockwave rolling the ground in front of him like a carpet being shook in a cartoon.

[@clayton9136]

Lol

[@clayton9136]

@@Gilthwixt1 ooooo never seen that one idt!

[@Gilthwixt1]

@@clayton9136 clip in question starts at 27 seconds but you have to slow it down to see the shockwave. Rest of the views are crazy too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6eYmGWDnbWHa6s

[@digidv85]

Qxir always puts such high-quality value into his uploads. I'm so glad I found this channel awhile back. Of course, hearing about these tragic instances is never a pleasurable thing. It's very upsetting. All I can hope for in any of these cases is that errors can be learned from, and further loss of life can possibly be prevented.

[@mrdoge3001]

Roblox ID code for you to stop killing perngant mom's and then drank the whole food for 6877655 minutes spent drinking 🍸 🙃 🤪 😅 🙂 😑 I don't care about you too many times in the world to know what happened to the plane

[@cptcool-__-7501]

this video was mid in my opinion

[@derrekvanee4567]

Qxir is special knowledge operation long find you,da komrad vodka,da?

[@siddharthsingh7508]

You can try mustard and lemmino

[@digidv85]

@@siddharthsingh7508 I do watch some other creators who go over real life tragic incidents: Fascinating Horror and Disasterthon. There's also Horror Stories but he shows extremely graphic imagery/footage that's too much for me and doesn't regularly update. I like Qxir more since his channel also has Tales From the Bottle, which looks at more lighthearted instances with a satirical attitude.

[@mitchzurbrigg2403]

Man that note the passenger wrote is so tragic and sad. :( rip to all those who lost their lives

[@andrewcharley1893]

I remember one investigator saying he just cried after hearing the voice recorder of the crew fighting to keep the plane in the air.😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@folee_edge]

Those pilots kept an unflyable plane in the air for 30 minutes. Hats off to them!

[@mobucks555]

I feel sick to my stomach. Rest in Peace to the cabin and crew and all the passengers of flight 123.

[@chris.76256]

Not all

[@DesertDweller1776]

So much for "the camera man never dies"

[@m118lr]

What a VALIANT effort by these pilots..fought to the end.

[@argkitsune]

Kyu Sakamoto, the singer of the song Sukiyaki, was one of the deceased in this crash.

[@xenomorph42]

There were actually 4 people that survived that horrific crash. According to Vintage News, the four survivors were Yumi Ochiai (26), then there was a flight attendant who was not on duty at the time of the accident, Keiko Kawakami (12) and a pair of mothers and daughters, Hiroki Yoshizaki and Mikiko Yoshizaki.

[@anthonypierce007]

Ummm that's more than 4 that you mentioned

[@alexb9455]

@@anthonypierce007 there's only FOUR that survived the crash and waiting for the rescue the next day

[@ijoinedthedarkside333]

​@@anthonypierce0074 of the five survived the crash and night, one of them missed the flight.

[@ElHombreGato]

This one was so terrifying I had to stop halfway when it was first posted. Just got the nerve to finish it, those last moments must've been truly terrifying. I can't imagine going through something like this with my daughter sitting next to me 😭 Truly heartbreaking. On a somewhat lighter note...Qxir, you have an undeniable talent for telling these horrific stories with both respect to the victims and an amazing attention to the details. May they rest in peace 😔

[@142horizon]

And yet you tastelessly glorify death in your very name "Necro_Feast"... Still then, having not yet learned that death & horror are nothing to derive humor or entertainment from. "On a somewhat lighter note" you say? Changing your name would help.

[@ElHombreGato]

@@142horizon Bro.....get a grip. You act like my username killed these people.... You don't like it? Block me

[@edkiely2712]

3 people in the back survived the crash! They had to wait hours for help! Makes you wonder how many others might have survived had emergency responders been able to show up quickly! The fact that these pilots kept the plane flying for 30mins was miraculous in itself!

[@bocahdongo7769]

THEY ALREADY DID They just refuse some help especially from US Airforce there.

[@inmmanda6129]

In fact, Self-Defense Force rescue helicopters that had taken over the mission from the U.S. military were over the scene, struggling to land on the scene in a variety of ways. The unit that arrived on the scene was the Air Self-Defense Force's Pararescue Jumper, the most elite rescue unit in Japan. However, visibility at the site was very poor due to the pitch-dark night and smoke from the fire. They made numerous attempts to escape from the ground. They considered rappelling and parachuting, but the captain decided that the fire and poor visibility would cause a secondary disaster, and these methods were not implemented. Little known in the English-speaking world, the rescue team was not asleep either. As a Japanese, I can tell you that the SDF did nothing. And from the ground, firefighters and police were desperately trying to reach the scene. The Americans spread the lie that the Japanese authorities did nothing all night long in order to trivialize the fact that their own repair errors caused the deaths of 520 people. It is truly an abomination.

[@edkiely2712]

@inmmanda6129 Good reply! Thanks for this additional information. I was unaware of some of those details! The truth of many disasters can get completely distorted, or even falsified by the media, as was the case with TWA 800, that was most likely shot down by the US Navy over the Atlantic Ocean in 1996, 12 minutes after takeoff, with hundreds of witnesses to the event; they don't want the general public to know the truth to many of these events, so some garbage story is manufactured to cover for what really happened. Anytime there's additional new information added, like you've done here, then one must be willing to adjust and change one's explanation of the "official" story. Many times, it's the "official" story that is the lie or so-called "conspiracy theory." JAL 123 was most definitely one of the most difficult aviation recovery operations, especially when you consider the remoteness of the area near Mt. Takamagahara. So, I can see how the narrative could have been completely warped and distorted and blame placed where it shouldn't have been. One thing is certain though, Takahama and Sasaki were admirable in their attempts to keep that plane flying as long as they did with virtually no hydraulics and no vertical stabilizer. Listening to the 30+mins of the CVR is some of the most harrowing of all the accidents I've studied. Thx for your reply!

[@jasonh2747]

This video has struck me so much harder than I expected. The notes from the passengers put me in the moment and have chilled me to the bone.

[@averagejoe8358]

We were learning about material fatigue in college today. Apparently there was an incident where one of the blades on a turboprop aircraft took too much stress, and the end of it snapped off, broke a window and instantly killed the passenger behind it. Engineers jobs are incredibly important.

[@NorthForkFisherman]

Read about Alaska Air 268. I lost 4 friends on that flight.

[@DreamOf944]

When I'm on a plane and thinking about crashing, what I think of is heading straight into the ground and it all being over in an instant. Or ditching in the water and drowning in the cabin before I make it out, maybe actually making it out and floating in the ocean. But half an hour of pitching and rolling, getting bruises and nausea from the movement, probably losing my orientation or even consciousness from time to time due to the physical and emotional stress, and then to strike trees and flip over before it all ends, or possibly laying fatally injured in the woods for another couple of hours, that's truly unimaginable horror.

[@maisiefreeman8597]

I can't imagine what it would have been like for the survivors to get through this accident, only to die of exposure on the mountain many hours later. What a horrible way to go, surrounded by total destruction.

[@andrewsstation6436]

It’s very upsetting that the Japanese rescuers turned the American military officials away because of their pride and then camped overnight assuming that there were no survivors. No matter how serious the plane crash appears to be, always go to the scene and see whether or not there are any survivors to help out.

[@sookiethedookie443]

But the cameraman never dies...

[@jamesrussell2936]

sorry buddy but even the cameraman can't out run this.

[@Greg_call]

Good overview of this JAL 123 accident. I was in Tokyo when this happened. Terrible.

[@CollectingCardboard]

Heroic efforts by the cabin crew! RIP to all souls, lost.

[@j_vasey]

They lived and heard others die slowly, I cannot imagine what it would have felt like waiting to die those who survived will likely have the most horrific memories. It must be some special kind of hell to survive this and then die slowly in the dark accompanied only by the sound of those succumbing around you. I was going to sleep and this popped into my feed. This will haunt me now. Those poor souls

[@thenew4559]

When my father was a kid, he witnessed Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 crash into the ground after it had collided mid-air with a small aircraft, resulting in the deaths of all 83 people aboard both planes. He then went up close to the wreckage and saw all the twisted metal and bodies. I'm sure it was a horrific sight.

[@Stucrompton1]

God bless those pilots, fought with everything till the end. This is very haunting and I'm grateful for everything I have. If I can obtain half the courage and dignity of those pilots, then I will be a happy man.

[@SamBskate]

Woah! The way you did this was awesome. At the beginning, you said "everyone in this photo died"...im sure some people realized this meant that others could have survived, but i wasnt thinking about it too hard and was surprised when there were survivors. Crazy story. Awesome video

[@RobC_0]

You're a gentleman and a scholar, my good sir.

[@johnladuke6475]

Huh. My father always said "a scholar and a gentleman and a judge of fine whiskey."

[@chevyguy5525]

Usually these videos don’t get to me too much, but when you said there were 500+ onboard and proceeded to read the notes of the passengers...that sent a chill through me.

[@eytonshalomsandiego]

how beautiful and poetic is that person's final notes at 7:33, reminiscent a bit of Issa's diary kept as he took care of his dying father...

[@piecanl]

9:30 I don't know if it's said later in the video, but there was a chance there were more survivors if the Japanese officials actually sent out rescue teams as soon as possible, waiting for daylight (I believe not even morning daylight, they waited till noon) to send a rescue team was a decision that cost the lives of people who were alive, but left to bleed out and die by those that were supposed to come

[@wadepsilon01]

Police around 8:30 a.m. Self-Defense Forces around 9:00 a.m. Helicopter drop offs for each.

[@chrisb3046]

Wow, spectacular reenactment! Good job man. You’ve definitely done your research and executed it perfectly. I thought I knew everything about this disaster, yet you managed to enlighten me even more. Great diction and narration, pure facts and no unnecessary drama, plenty of details and great composition. Haven’t seen such a good aviation video in a while. Also - quite a mesmerizing T-shirt😉. Congrats and thank you. You got a new subscriber.

[@brianakelley123]

I got chills when you showed the photo again at the end. You trust that these planes are looked over again and again for errors and that mistakes like this cannot happen, and then they do. So sad, I’m sure the inspectors that committed suicide must have felt overwhelming and unexplainable guilt because of this. Horrifying.

[@thomashunter5707]

Good voice for narration I don’t think I have seen this video thanks for bringing it peoples attention 😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@kcindc5539]

“It’s the end!” Haunting beyond belief. These are the final words picked up by the cockpit voice recorder. You can see it in the animated crash sequence.

[@ChubbyTwiggy]

Learned about this accident 2 years ago. The Cockpit Recorder will always send chills down my spine whenever i hear it.

[@shaungreer3350]

the creepiest part for me is when you can hear the terrain alarm.

[@UselessGOAT555]

Timestamp?

[@ChubbyTwiggy]

@@UselessGOAT555 at the end of this video, and you can find it on youtube search.

[@UselessGOAT555]

@@ChubbyTwiggy do I look up japan airlines flight 123 cockpit recorder?

[@ChubbyTwiggy]

@@UselessGOAT555 yes