51-1125

On July 5, 1967 at 12:00 AM, 51-1125 experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Japan Air Self-Defense Force - Koku Jieitai, with the event recorded near Okinawa Okinawa.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

22 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 22 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: 20, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Apparently following technical problems, the crew elected to ditch the aircraft few km off the Okinawa coast while on a liaison flight. All 22 occupants were quickly rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration 51-1125, MSN 33399, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 26.2464°, 127.7661°.