Toa Airways (東亜航空, Tōa Kōkū) was a Japanese airline and the predecessor of
Japan Air System. Founded on November 30, 1953,[1] it merged with
Japan Domestic Airlines on May 15, 1971, to form Toa Domestic Airlines, which went on to become
Japan Air System.[2]
Flight 63- A
NAMC YS-11A-217 crashed en route from
Chitose Airport near
Sapporo,
Japan to
Hakodate Airport. After arriving in Hakodate airspace, the plane was descending below 1800 meters when it crashed into the south face of Yokotsudake (Yokotsu Mountain). All 64 passengers and four crew on board perished. The cause of the crash was determined to be pilot error that followed strong winds pushing the plane off course.[3]