Accident description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 17 AUG 1963 |
| Time: | ca 14:15 |
| Type: | de Havilland DH-114 Heron 1B |
| Operator: | Fujita Airlines |
| Registration: | JA6155 |
| C/n / msn: | 14026 |
| First flight: | 1954 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Mount Hachijo-Fuji (Japan)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Hachijo Jima Airport (HAC/RJTH), Japan |
| Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT), Japan |
The Heron crashed into a mountain shortly after takeoff from an airport at Hachijo Island. Weather was poor with limited visibility due to fog.
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Sources:
» Wikipedia article (in Japanese)
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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 Hachijo Jima Airport to Tokyo-Haneda Airport as the crow flies is 269 km (168 miles).
Distance from Hachijo Jima Airport to Tokyo-Haneda Airport as the crow flies is 269 km (168 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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