Narrative:
The aircraft hit the airport fence on take-off from Fukuoka Airport, Japan, crashed and caught fire. The pilot, the mechanic and four passengers suffered fatal injuries.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 17 May 1939 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 14-WG3B Super Electra |
| Operator: | Dai Nippon Koku KK (Imperial Japanese Airways) |
| Registration: | J-BCOZ |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Fukuoka dai-1 Airport ( Japan)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Fukuoka dai-1 Airport, Japan |
| Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport (SEL/RKSS), South Korea |
The aircraft hit the airport fence on take-off from Fukuoka Airport, Japan, crashed and caught fire. The pilot, the mechanic and four passengers suffered fatal injuries.
Sources:
» El Litoral 17-5-1939Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Fukuoka dai-1 Airport to Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport as the crow flies is 537 km (336 miles).
Distance from Fukuoka dai-1 Airport to Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport as the crow flies is 537 km (336 miles).
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