Date:	Friday 11 March 1983
Time:	16:14
Type:	NAMC YS-11A-208
Owner/operator:	Nihon Kinkyori Airways
Registration:	JA8693
MSN:	2060
Year of manufacture:	1968
Total airframe hrs:	31305 hours
Engine model:	Rolls-Royce Dart 543-10K
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 53
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) -   Japan
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Sapporo-Chitose Airport (CTS/RJCC)
Destination airport:	Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB/RJCN)
Investigating agency:	AAIC
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The aircraft landed 100 m 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.

Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission (ARAIC) Japan
Flight International 19 March 1983 (702)

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