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| Date: | Monday 3 October 2011 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Toho Air Service Co. Ltd. |
| Registration: | JA508A |
| MSN: | 4349 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chojayashiki Camping Ground, Kiyokawa, Kanagawa Prefecture -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Kiyokawa Village, Aiko-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Positioning for an under slung load mission. Tail rotor damaged by unloaded cargo sling.
The pilot died of his injuries and a mechanic was serious injured.
Sources:
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20111003p2a00m0na017000c.html
http://www.houseofjapan.com/local/helicopter-crashes-in-kanagawa
http://img.flyteam.jp/img/photo/000/108/317/toho-air-service-JA508A-Eurocopter-AS350B3-Ecureuil-RJTF-108317_img_640_209.jpg (photo)
http://www.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/bunseki-kankoubutu/jtsbdigests_e/jtsbdigests_No11/No11_pdf/jtsbdi-11_1011.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2011 05:55 | RobertMB | Added |
| 22-Aug-2014 11:48 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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