| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | November 28, 1972 |
| Time: | 1951 |
| Location: | Near Moscow, Russia |
| Operator: | Japan Air Lines |
| Flight #: | 446 |
| Route: | Moscow - Tokyo |
| AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 |
| Registration: | JA8040 |
| cn / ln: | 46057/474 |
| Aboard: | 76 (passengers:61 crew:15) |
| Fatalities: | 62 (passengers:53 crew:9) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft lost altitude while taking off and crashed. The copilot responded to the captain's "gear-up" command by reaching forward and pulling back on the ground spoiler handle, rather than lifting the gear handle which was immediately ahead of the spoiler control. Late night partying by the crew was suspected the night before. |
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