Tokyo-Chofu - Tokyo-Chofu

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.