New: Japan coast guard plane not cleared for takeoff before deadly runway crash

In the bustling airspace of Haneda Airport, miscommunication led to a catastrophic collision between a Japanese coast guard aircraft and a Japan Airlines flight. The air traffic control transcript unveiled a critical omission— the coast guard plane hadn’t received explicit takeoff clearance. As fate played its hand, JAL Flight 516 touched down, colliding with the stationary aircraft, igniting a fiery spectacle.

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Miraculously, all 379 passengers on the JAL plane survived, but tragedy struck the smaller plane crew. Investigations now unravel a potential compounding factor: inactive warning lights that might have contributed to this gripping tale of missteps in the skies.

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