Yamagata - Yamagata
Flight / Schedule
Yamagata - Yamagata
Aircraft
Beechcraft H18Registration
JA5137
MSN
BA-745
Year of Manufacture
1967
Operator
Japan AirlinesDate
October 5, 1967 at 11:15 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Murayama Tohoku
Region
Asia • Japan
Coordinates
38.5279°, 140.3843°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On October 5, 1967 at 11:15 AM, Yamagata - Yamagata experienced a crash involving Beechcraft H18, operated by Japan Airlines, with the event recorded near Murayama Tohoku.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew (one instructor and three student pilots) was completing a local training flight at Yamagata Airport. While approaching the airfield from the north, the airplane suffered and engine failure. The instructor elected to make an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in flames in a field located in Murayama, about 11 km north of the airport. All four crew members were slightly injured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Aircraft reference details include registration JA5137, MSN BA-745, year of manufacture 1967.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.5279°, 140.3843°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew (one instructor and three student pilots) was completing a local training flight at Yamagata Airport. While approaching the airfield from the north, the airplane suffered and engine failure. The instructor elected to make an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in flames in a field located in Murayama, about 11 km north of the airport. All four crew members were slightly injured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
4
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Yamagata - Yamagata
Operator
Japan AirlinesFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Asia • Japan
Aircraft Details
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