Accident to the Airbus A350 registered JA13XJ operated by Japan Airlines and to the De Havilland DHC8 registered JA722A on 02/01/2024 at Tokyo

Preliminary data from the notification of the Japanese authorities:

At about 17:47 (JST), at Tokyo International Airport (RJAA), Aircraft A and B came into collision and fire broke out.

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General information
Local date	02/01/2024
Responsible entity	Japan - JTSB
State or area of occurrence	Japan
Location	Tokyo
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	5
Number of serious injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2024-0002

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Japan - Japan Air Lines
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A350
Aircraft Registration	JA13XJ
State of registry	Japan
Last departure point	Japan - RJCC (CTS): Sapporo/New Chitose
Planned destination	Japan - RJTT (HND): Tokyo/Intl
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	0538
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

Second aircraft involved
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Japan - Other
Manufacturer / Model	DE HAVILLAND > DHC8 > 300 > 315
Aircraft Registration	JA722A
State of registry	Japan
Last departure point	Japan > RJTT (HND): Tokyo/Intl
Planned destination	Japan > RJSN (KIJ): Niigata
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number
Operator Type AG	Government agency
Operation Type	Natonally Regulated Operations > Search and Rescue

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.