5808

On April 6, 1977 at 12:00 AM, 5808 experienced a crash involving Shin Meiwa PS-1, operated by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force - Kaijo Jieitai, with the event recorded near Iwakuni AFB Chugoku.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 13 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 7.1%.

Crew on board: 14, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

For unknown reasons, the airplane landed hard on the sea about one km off Iwakuni Airbase. A crew member was killed while 13 others were injured. The aircraft sank about 90 minutes later. The sea was calm at the time of the accident with a visibility of about 1,800 meters.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5808, MSN 1008.