Iwakuni – Hong Kong

On June 9, 1954 at 12:00 AM, Iwakuni – Hong Kong experienced a crash involving Martin PBM Mariner, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Yakushima Island Kyushu.

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

17 people were known to be on board, 17 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 13, passenger fatalities: 13, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Enroute from Iwakuni to Hong Kong, the airplane hit the slope of a mountain located on Yakushima Island. All 17 occupants have been killed. For unknown reason, the crew did not realize his altitude was insufficient and failed to sea the mountain.

Aircraft reference details include registration 84779, MSN 84779, year of manufacture 1945.