JAL Flight 123: The Tail Fin Tore Away and All Four Hydraulic Systems Failed. Four of 524 Survived
On 12 August 1985 a fully booked Japan Air Lines 747 lost its tail fin and every hydraulic line over central Japan. The crew steered with engine power alone for 32 minutes. Rescuers reached the ridge more than 14 hours later. Four people were alive.
