Date: | Wednesday 6 April 1994 |
Time: | 19:15 |
Type: | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
Owner/operator: | Nozaki Sangyo |
Registration: | JA8898 |
MSN: | 208B0313 |
Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
Total airframe hrs: | 200 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 15 km NE of Hiroshima West Airport (HIW) -
Japan
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Okayama Airport (OKJ/RJOB) |
Destination airport: | Hiroshima West Airport (HIW/RJBH) |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Cessna Caravan JA8898 departed Okayama at 18:28 for a flight to Hiroshima. It was dark and it was raining a little when the pilot approached Hiroshima.
The Caravan flew into the southeastern slope of the Noboru Lu mountain (542 m high) at the 450 m level. The aircraft crashed into trees and caught fire.
The pilot was not accustomed to night flying and also may have been impaired a little as a result of alcoholic beverages.
Sources:
ARIAC report 96-3
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