Taniguchi’s life was irreparably altered on the evening of Aug. 12, 1985 ... a Boeing 747-SR model, never made it to its destination. At around 6:56 p.m., the plane crashed into a ridge on ...

Here’s a look at commercial passenger airplane crashes. For crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism, see Terrorism and War-Related Airplane Crashes Fast Facts. On August 12, 1985, the largest ...

The Boeing 747SR plane crashed due to equipment failure into the lower slopes of Mount Osutaka, killing all but four of the 509 people on board. Japan - The doomed Boeing 747 had begun the hour ...