Sapporo - Nakashibetsu

On March 11, 1983 at 04:15 PM, Sapporo - Nakashibetsu experienced a crash involving NAMC YS-11, operated by Nihon Kinkyori Airways, with the event recorded near Nakashibetsu Hokkaido.

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

53 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 53 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 48, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Sapporo, the crew started the descent to Nakashibetsu Airport in marginal weather conditions. On final, while completing a last turn to the left at an angle of 30°, the aircraft struck the ground and crash landed in a snow covered field (40 cm deep snow). It slid for few dozen meters and came to rest 100 meters short of runway 23 threshold, broken in two. 31 occupants were injured and 22 other occupants escaped uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration JA8693, MSN 2060, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.5510°, 144.9859°.