Accident to the Airbus A320 registered JA24MC operated by Star Flyer on 16/01/2022 en route

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Japanese authorities:

The aircraft took off from Tokyo International Airport (RJTT) at 18:48 (JST). During the flight, it was shaken over around Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, at an altitude of approximately 8,500m, and one passenger got injured consequently. It continued the flight and landed at Kitakyushu Airport (RJFR) at 20:22 (JST).

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General information
Local date	16/01/2022
Responsible entity	Japan - JTSB
State or area of occurrence	Asia - Japan
Location	En route
Human consequences	Serious
Number of serious injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2022-0036

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Fixed Wing - Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane
Operator	Japan - Star Flyer Inc
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration	JA24MC
State of registry	Japan
Last departure point	Japan - RJTT (HND): Tokyo/Intl
Planned destination	Japan - RJFR (KKJ): Kitakyushu
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	7414
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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