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ANA safety record

No one has died in an accident on an ANA flight since 1987, and ANA hasn't had a fatal crash since 1971. On airlines like ANA, the chance of a passenger dying in an accident is about 1 in 80 million per flight.

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No one on board has died in an accident since 1987
Chance of dying in an accident, per flight1 in 80 million

For airlines based in Japan and the other countries in the same safety group, 2018–2022 (MIT study).

Put another way: if you took a flight every single day, you would, on average, fly for about 219,000 years before a fatal accident happened to you.

the record

No fatal crash since 1971

ANA's last fatal crash was in July 1971, when flight 58, a Boeing 727, collided in mid-air with a Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter on a training flight over Iwate; all 162 people on board were killed. The fighter pilot ejected and survived.

Since then, no passenger has died in an accident or attack on board an ANA aircraft. Two crew members have: in 1987 a flight attendant fell from a door at Washington Dulles as it was being opened, after the boarding stairs had moved away, and in July 1999 a hijacker forced his way into the cockpit of flight 61 and stabbed the captain to death; the crew subdued him and landed safely. In 1977 a hijacker killed himself on board; that is not counted as an accident.

since 1970

Every fatal accident, on one line

Solid dots are its own flights; hollow ones were flown by a partner or subsidiary under its name; grey rings are hijackings and attacks. Deaths that investigators don't class as accidents (such as trespassers) aren't shown.

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Its own flights Partner, subsidiary or predecessor airline flights Hijackings and attacks
  1. Jul 1999 NH61 · Boeing 747-400D · Over the Tokyo areaA hijacker forced his way into the cockpit and stabbed the captain to death; the crew subdued him and landed safely.
  2. Nov 1988 Air Nippon 482 · NAMC YS-11 · Sapporo (on stand)A maintenance worker was hit by a still-turning propeller after engine shutdown.
  3. Aug 1987 On stand · Boeing 747 · Washington Dulles AirportA flight attendant fell from a door while it was being opened, after the boarding stairs had moved away from the aircraft.
  4. Mar 1977 Hijacking (Haneda–Sendai) · Boeing 727 · En routeA hijacker killed himself after the crew tried to overpower him.
  5. Jul 1971 NH58 · Boeing 727 · Shizukuishi, IwateCollided in mid-air with a Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter on a training flight; the fighter pilot ejected and survived.
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at a glance

ANA in numbers

Founded
1952
Country
Japan
Alliance
Star Alliance
Main hubs
Tokyo Haneda · Tokyo Narita
IATA safety audit (IOSA)
Registered
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How safe is ANA?

No one has died in an accident on an ANA flight since 1987, and ANA hasn't had a fatal crash since 1971. On airlines like ANA, the chance of a passenger dying in an accident is about 1 in 80 million per flight. Every fact on this page is sourced — the list is at the bottom.

What is ANA's safety rating?

There is no single official safety rating for airlines; the scores some websites publish are their own formulas. What can be checked is the record: no fatal crash since 1971 and no accident death on board since 1987. It is a member of IATA, the airlines' trade body, which requires its members to pass IATA's operational safety audit (IOSA).

What happened on ANA flight 61?

In July 1999 a hijacker forced his way into the cockpit of the Tokyo–Sapporo flight and stabbed the captain to death. The crew subdued him and landed safely.

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Where these facts come from

Every fact on this page comes from official accident reports, the airline's own figures or the published accident record.

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