Boeing 787 incident near Takamatsu, Jp, January 15, 2013
On January 15, 2013 at about 11:47 pm local time, a Boeing 787, registered JA804A, suffered minor damage in an incident near Takamatsu (Takamatsu airport). It was flown under foreign airline rules (Part 129). 4 people had minor injuries; 133 others were unhurt.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 15, 2013 · about 11:47 pm local time
- Place
- Takamatsu, Japan · Takamatsu
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- 4 people had minor injuries; 133 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 787 846 · all 787s on the register
- Registration
- JA804A · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On January 16, 2013, at about 8:26 local, an All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-8, registration JA804A, conducted an emergency descent and diverted to Takamatsu Airport (TAK), Takamatsu, Japan, due to an odor in the cockpit and a battery overheat indication. Upon landing, an emergency evacuation was conducted on taxiway 4 after the pilots noticed smoke outside the windshield and an air traffic controller confirmed that there was smoke coming from the forward fuselage. Of the 137 passengers and crewmembers onboard, 4 received minor injuries during the emergency evacuation. The flight was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ), Ube, Japan to Haneda International Airport (HND), Tokyo, Japan, flight number 692. The investigation is being conducted by the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB). The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the airplane. For more information about the incident investigtion, contact the JTSB at: 2-1-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8918, Japan Tel: +81-3-5253-8486 Fax: +81-3-5253-1680 Email: jtsb@mlit.go.jp. You can also visit the JTSB website, http://www.mlit.go.jp.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
The flight
- Flight plan: not recorded
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 6 | |||
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 4 | 125 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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