Accident Mitsubishi/Sikorsky SH-60J Seahawk 8297,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70443
 
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Date:Tuesday 8 December 2009
Time:19:40 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic H60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mitsubishi/Sikorsky SH-60J Seahawk
Owner/operator:JMSDF
Registration: 8297
MSN: 1082
Year of manufacture:2003
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Nagasaki -   Japan
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Omura (RJFU)
Destination airport:Omura (RJFU)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The JMSDF (22 Kokutai) helicopter crashed and sank off the coast of Nagasaki. Two crew members were killed, while a third was rescued.

Sources:

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20091209p2a00m0na006000c.html
https://japantoday.com/category/national/2-bodies-found-after-msdf-helicopter-crash

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Dec-2009 03:10 RobertMB Added
06-Mar-2010 11:06 TB Updated [Other fatalities, Source]
06-Mar-2010 11:23 TB Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
06-Mar-2010 11:49 TB Updated [Operator, Source]
07-Mar-2010 00:35 TB Updated [Registration, Source]
22-Sep-2010 14:25 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
09-Aug-2021 13:44 TB Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Source]

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