Sapporo – Hakodate

On May 15, 2017 at 11:47 AM, Sapporo – Hakodate experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 350 Super King Air, operated by Japan Air Self-Defense Force - Koku Jieitai, with the event recorded near Assabu Hokkaido.

The flight was categorized as ambulance 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: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The Beechcraft LR-2 Hayabusa (a version of the Beechcraft 350 Super King Air) departed Sapporo-Okadama Airport at 1123LT on a flight to Hakodate to evacuate a patient. On board were two doctors and two pilots. While descending to Hakodate at an altitude of 3,000 feet, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and rain showers when the airplane registered 23057 (JG-3057) impacted the slope of a mountain located near Assabu, about 40 km northwest of Hakodate Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all four occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 23057, MSN FL-677, year of manufacture 2009.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.9204°, 140.2255°.