Japan Airlines Flight 123: 32 Minutes Without Control | Worst Single‑Aircraft Crash in History

On August 12th 1985, Japan Airlines Flight 123 – a Boeing 747SR from Tokyo to Osaka – lost its tail and all four hydraulic systems twelve minutes after take‑off. For 32 minutes the crew tried to keep the aircraft in the air with almost no control. Of the 524 people on board, only 4 survived. It remains the deadliest single‑aircraft crash in history. This LIMINAL film reconstructs the last half‑hour of JAL 123: the earlier tail strike and repair, the sudden decompression, the loss of hydraulics, the desperate attempts to steer with power alone, and the crash on Osutaka Ridge. Chapters: 00:00 – Uncontrollable 00:52 – A Normal Flight 02:11 – The Event 04:39 – Descent and Silence 06:30 – Aftermath 08:33 – Reflection ▶ Short from this film: “Uncontrollable: 32 Minutes With No Controls – JAL 123”    • Pilot's Last 32 Minutes – No Controls, 524...   other public sources. It is not affiliated with any airline, regulator or manufacturer. This film is a narrative reconstruction based on the official accident report and the analyses above. It is not affiliated with Japan Airlines, the investigators, or any manufacturer. Sources & further reading: – Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission (Japan), “Aircraft Accident Investigation Report – Japan Air Lines Company Ltd. Boeing 747SR 146, JA8119, Near Mount Osutaka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, August 12, 1985.” – James Albright, “Case Study: Japan Air Lines 123,” Code 7700. – Dekel Kulik, “Structural Failure and Fire Dynamics in the Crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123: Lessons in Aviation Safety,” ResearchGate preprint, 2024. #jal123 #plancrash #aviation #documentary