Fukuoka – Taipeh

On December 8, 1938 at 09:00 AM, Fukuoka – Taipeh experienced a crash involving Nakajima AT-2, operated by Japan Air Transport, with the event recorded near Kuba Island Okinawa.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 83.3%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While cruising over the East China Sea, crew encountered technical problems with an engine. Pilot tried to make an emergency landing but the aircraft eventually crashed into the sea off Kuba Island, Okinawa archipelago. The aircraft christened 'Fuji' was lost, two passengers were rescued while all ten others occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration J-BDOH, MSN 1418.1.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 26.1725°, 127.2381°.