Accident Paramotor ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190037
 
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Date:Sunday 11 September 2016
Time:12:20
Type:Paramotor
Owner/operator:Private
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Category:Accident
Location:Matsuhokotsuro, Minami-Awaji city, Hyogo prefecture -   Japan
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Matsuhokotsuro, Minami-Awaji city
Destination airport:Matsuhokotsuro, Minami-Awaji city
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A paramotor crashed on a beach in Minami-Awaji city, Awaji island from an altitude of 30 meters, three minutes after takeoff. The pilot received serious injuries and was unconscious just after the accident, however, he was dead in the hospital 6 hours later.

Sources:

https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20160911-00000036-mai-soci
http://www.sankei.com/west/news/160911/wst1609110041-n1.html
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/kobe/2025595851.html?t=1473592034152]
https://www.kobe-np.co.jp/news/jiken/201609/0009478933.shtml
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20160911-00050110-yom-soci

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Sep-2016 12:02 isamuel Added
14-Sep-2016 13:14 isamuel Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative]
19-Sep-2016 19:46 junior sjc Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]

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