Hanamaki - Hanamaki

On November 14, 1961 at 12:00 AM, Hanamaki - Hanamaki experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.104 Dove, operated by All Nippon Airways, with the event recorded near Hanamaki Tohoku.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a local training flight at Hanamaki Airport. Following several circuits, the pilot started a new approach when, on final, the airplane stalled and crashed into the Tama River. Both crew members were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration JA5008, MSN 04430, year of manufacture 1953.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.3695°, 141.0920°.