Accident
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | 06 ABR 1994 |
| Hora: | ca 19:15 |
| Tipo: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Operador: | Nozaki Sangyo |
| Registración: | JA8898 |
| Numéro de série: | 208B-0313 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1992 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 200 |
| Motores: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 1 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 1 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 15 km (9.4 milles) NE of Hiroshima West Airport (HIW) (Japón)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Ferry/Posicionado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Okayama Airport (OKJ/RJOB), Japón |
| Hiroshima West Airport (HIW), Japón |
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.
Fuentes:
» ARIAC report 96-3
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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 Okayama Airport to Hiroshima West Airport as the crow flies is 138 km (86 miles).
Distance from Okayama Airport to Hiroshima West Airport as the crow flies is 138 km (86 miles).
