Descripción:
A US-2 seaplane of the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force's Fleet Air Wing 31, suffered substantial damage while training in the Pacific Ocean about 40 km northeast of Ashizuri Cape, Kochi prefecture. One of the four engine was missing, and at least one of the floats under the wing was broken. Subsequent images show the aircraft floating nose down in the sea. Four crew members were injured.
» Flightglobal
accident date: 28-04-2015
type: ShinMaywa US-2
registration: 9905
| Estado: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Fecha: | martes 28 abril 2015 |
| Hora: | 14:55 |
| Tipo: |  ShinMaywa US-2 |
| Operador: | Japan Maritime Self Defence Force - JMSDF |
| Registración: | 9905 |
| Numéro de série: | 4005 |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 19 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Considerable |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 40 km (25 milles) NE de la costa de Ashizuri Cape, Japan ( Océano Pacífico)
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| Fase: | Maniobras (MNV) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Iwakuni MCAS (IWK/RJOI), Japón |
| Iwakuni MCAS (IWK/RJOI), Japón |
A US-2 seaplane of the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force's Fleet Air Wing 31, suffered substantial damage while training in the Pacific Ocean about 40 km northeast of Ashizuri Cape, Kochi prefecture. One of the four engine was missing, and at least one of the floats under the wing was broken. Subsequent images show the aircraft floating nose down in the sea. Four crew members were injured.
Fuentes:
» Mainichi Shimbun» Flightglobal
Fotos
accident date: 28-04-2015
type: ShinMaywa US-2
registration: 9905
Video, social media
ShinMaywa US-2 involved in major accident at sea
http://t.co/nHLzQbOlQ3 pic.twitter.com/jb9PWuoqvj
Defence blog (@Defence_blog) April 29, 2015Map
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