The Airbus A350 collided with a smaller Coast Guard plane shortly after landing, erupting into a fireball that claimed the lives of five Coast Guard crew members.
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Japan s transport authorities began inspecting the remains of the two planes Wednesday while local media said police were investigating possible professional negligence in the case.
The JAL aircraft smashed into a Coast Guard plane and erupted in flames at Tokyo s Haneda Airport on Tuesday. All 379 on the Airbus A350 survived, but five of the six Coast Guard crew were killed.