Okayama - Hiroshima

On April 6, 1994 at 07:15 PM, Okayama - Hiroshima experienced a crash involving Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, operated by Nozaki Sangyo, with the event recorded near Hiroshima Chugoku.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. While descending to Hiroshima Airport, the pilot encountered marginal weather with dark and limited visibility due to rain falls. On approach, the single engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Noboru Lu (542 metres high) located about 15 from the airport. The wreckage was found at an altitude of 450 metres and the pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration JA8898, MSN 208B-0313, year of manufacture 1992.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.5775°, 132.4610°.