Beppu – Ashiya

On February 13, 1953 at 12:00 AM, Beppu – Ashiya experienced a crash involving Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Moji Kyushu.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from Beppu to Ashiya AFB, the seaplane hit the slope of a mountain located three km southwest of Moji, killing all eight occupants. At the time of the accident, the visibility was limited due to marginal weather conditions.

Aircraft reference details include registration 51-062, MSN G-141, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.9045°, 130.9329°.