520 people killed in world’s worst single-aircraft disaster 30 years ago this hour (Aug 12 1985)


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(Monday, August 12, 1985, 6:56 p.m. JST) — The world’s worst single-aircraft disaster occurred tonight as a crippled Japan Airlines Boeing 747 on a domestic flight crashed into a mountain, killing 520 people (including singer Kyu Sakamoto). Four people survived.