JA5277

On May 15, 1987 at 09:52 AM, JA5277 experienced a crash involving Cessna 303 Crusader, operated by Honda, with the event recorded near Saga Kyushu.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Three student pilots and one instructor were on board this Crusader to complete a training mission. While in cruising altitude under VFR mode over the north part of the Ariake Sea, the pilot-in-command lost control of the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed 3,6 km south of the Suminoe harbor. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all four occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration JA5277, MSN 303-00279, year of manufacture 1984.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.1493°, 130.3039°.