Sapporo - Kushiro

On April 26, 1996 at 11:08 AM, Sapporo - Kushiro experienced a crash involving Socata TBM-700, operated by Nozaki Sangyo, with the event recorded near Kushiro Hokkaido.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 6 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: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot encountered poor visibility on approach to Kushiro Airport due to foggy conditions. Too low on final, the single engine aircraft collided with elements of the ILS systems and crashed 200 metres short of runway 17, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and all six occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration JA8896, MSN 68, year of manufacture 1993.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.9857°, 144.3794°.