Tokyo – Sapporo

On September 25, 1954 at 12:00 AM, Tokyo – Sapporo experienced a crash involving Beechcraft C18S, operated by Aoki Aviation, with the event recorded near Aizuwakamatsu Tohoku.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine aircraft left Tokyo-Haneda Airport on a flight to Sapporo-Chitose when the pilot encountered marginal weather conditions in the region of Aizuwakamatsu. The airplane hit the slope of a mountain and was destroyed upon impact, killing all five occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration JA5002, MSN 6176, year of manufacture 1944.