Tokyo-Chofu - Tokyo-Chofu
Flight / Schedule
Tokyo-Chofu - Tokyo-Chofu
Aircraft
Rockwell Gulfstream 695 Jetprop 980Registration
JA8604
MSN
695-95044
Year of Manufacture
1980
Operator
Asia Air SurveyDate
March 24, 2003 at 10:52 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Test
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Ogawa Kanto
Region
Asia • Japan
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On March 24, 2003 at 10:52 AM, Tokyo-Chofu - Tokyo-Chofu experienced a crash involving Rockwell Gulfstream 695 Jetprop 980, operated by Asia Air Survey, with the event recorded near Ogawa Kanto.
The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft departed Chofu Aerodrome at 10:26 (JST) with the captain and a mechanic on board for a company test flight prior to an airworthiness certification inspection. During the flight at around 10:52, the aircraft crashed into woods at Nishine, Kamiose, Ogawa, Naka County, Ibaraki Prefecture. The two persons on board the aircraft, the captain and the mechanic, both sustained fatal injuries. A fire broke out and the aircraft was destroyed.
Aircraft reference details include registration JA8604, MSN 695-95044, year of manufacture 1980.
Fatalities
Total
2
Crew
2
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft departed Chofu Aerodrome at 10:26 (JST) with the captain and a mechanic on board for a company test flight prior to an airworthiness certification inspection. During the flight at around 10:52, the aircraft crashed into woods at Nishine, Kamiose, Ogawa, Naka County, Ibaraki Prefecture. The two persons on board the aircraft, the captain and the mechanic, both sustained fatal injuries. A fire broke out and the aircraft was destroyed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 2
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Tokyo-Chofu - Tokyo-Chofu
Operator
Asia Air SurveyFlight Type
Test
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Asia • Japan
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
Rockwell Gulfstream 695 Jetprop 980Registration
JA8604
MSN
695-95044
Year of Manufacture
1980
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