Date:	Wednesday 18 August 2010
Time:	15:10 LT
Type:	Bell 412EP
Owner/operator:	Japan Coast Guard
Registration:	JA6796/MH796
MSN:	36121
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	off Kagawa, Shikoku -   Japan
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Survey
Departure airport:	Hiroshima Airport (HIJ/RJOA)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
A Japanese coastguard helicopter named "Akizuru" crashed into the sea on Wednesday after apparently hitting offshore power lines, leaving its five crew missing, a coastguard official said.

The Bell 412EP helicopter crashed near small islets that are part of Kagawa prefecture on Shikoku, one of Japan's four main islands. "Several patrol ships were searching for the missing people," the coastguard official said. Divers retrieved four occupants in serious and unconscious condition. But 4 crew were killed and 1 crew still missing.

He said conditions were believed to be sunny and calm at the time of the accident, which happened shortly after 3.00 pm local time (0600 GMT).
The helicopter departed Hiroshima Airport at 1.45pm (Local time). Estimate return back to Hiroshima Airport will be 2 and half hours later, after the mission.

At 6.30AM(Local Time) in August 21st, 2010, find at missing another one-crew, but he still killed. Location was 5.3Km southeast from helicopter crash area.

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/international/5-missing-after-japan-coastguard-helicopter-crash-191
http://home.kyodo.co.jp/modules/fstStory/index.php?storyid=518065
http://web.archive.org/web/20100821004930/http://mainichi.jp:80/select/jiken/news/20100819k0000m040022000c.html
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://mainichi.jp/photo/archive/news/2010/08/21/20100821k0000e040055000c.html]

http://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/images/fotolife/t/tealblue/20060122/20060122192718.jpg (photo)

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
18-Aug-2010 06:25	gerard57	Added
18-Aug-2010 07:03	RobertMB	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Damage, Narrative]
18-Aug-2010 07:58	A.Chiba	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Damage]
18-Aug-2010 08:34	A.Chiba	Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Narrative]
18-Aug-2010 09:24	RobertMB	Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
18-Aug-2010 09:26	RobertMB	Updated [Operator, Narrative]
18-Aug-2010 13:25	TB	Updated [Registration, Location]
22-Aug-2010 06:28	A.Chiba	Updated [Source, Narrative]