Japan Airlines Flight 2

Japan Airlines Flight 2 was a flight from Tokyo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport. On November 22, 1968, the flight was on approach to San Francisco International Airport when the captain accidentally landed the plane 2.5 miles short of the runway.

Background
The cloud ceiling was 300 feet with low visibility, and there wasn't a lot of contrast between the sky and the waters of the San Francisco Bay. Thus, there was not enough time to correct the mistake after descending below the clouds. The captain, Kohei Asoh, said he only noticed how low the plane was when he saw the water; at that point, the aircraft was at an altitude of 211 ft with an air speed of 177 mi/h (285 km/h). While he did get the control stick to regain altitude, it was too late as the aircraft already struck the water.