Accident description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 11 MAR 1983 |
| Time: | 16:15 |
| Type: | NAMC YS-11A-208 |
| Operator: | Nihon Kinkyori Airways |
| Registration: | JA8693 |
| C/n / msn: | 2060 |
| First flight: | 1968 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 47 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 53 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) (Japan) |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Sapporo-Chitose Airport (CTS/RJCC), Japan |
| Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB/RJCN), Japan | |
| Flightnumber: | 497 |
The aircraft landed 100m short, when in a 30° bank turn onto final approach. The YS-11 crashed in 40cm deep snow and broke.
PROBABLE CAUSE: The pilot misjudged altitude and distance in low ceiling and handled the power controls improperly. Sources:
» Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission (ARAIC) Japan
» Flight International 19.03.1983 (702)
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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 Sapporo-Chitose Airport to Nakashibetsu Airport as the crow flies is 278 km (174 miles).
Distance from Sapporo-Chitose Airport to Nakashibetsu Airport as the crow flies is 278 km (174 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.
