ASN Aircraft accident Martin 2-0-2 N93043 Mihara Volcano
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Status:
Date:Wednesday 9 April 1952
Time:08:07
Type:Silhouette image of generic m202 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Martin 2-0-2
Operating for:Japan Air Lines - JAL
Leased from:Northwest Orient Airlines
Registration: N93043
MSN: 9164
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 33 / Occupants: 33
Total:Fatalities: 37 / Occupants: 37
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Mihara Volcano (   Japan)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT), Japan
Destination airport:Fukuoka Airport (FUK/RJFF), Japan
Narrative:
The aircraft, leased from Northwest Airlines, crashed into a mountain. The plane was named "Mokusei".

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

Sources:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 54)


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photo of Martin-2-0-2-N93043
accident date: 09-04-1952
type: Martin 2-0-2
registration: N93043
 

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 Tokyo-Haneda Airport to Fukuoka Airport as the crow flies is 876 km (547 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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