Date:	Thursday 12 February 2015
Time:	c. 11:05
Type:	MD Helicopters OH-6DA (MD500E)
Owner/operator:	JMSDF
Registration:	8781
MSN:	0565E
Year of manufacture:	2002
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Ebino, Miyazaki Prefecture -   Japan
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Kanoya Air Base (RJFY)
Destination airport:	Kanoya Air Base (RJFY)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
A helicopter on a training flight went missing after the last radio communication over Isa city, Kagoshima prefecture at 11:05 JST. The missing helicopter belongs to 211 Air Training Squadron, Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force, based at Kanoya Air Base. It took off Kanoya at 09:19 JST, and the ETA was 11:30 JST. According to the Japan Air Self-Defence Force, a radar contact was lost over the mountains in Ebina city, near the boundary between Isa city, at 11:07 JST, however, it is not confirmed to be the missing flight.
The wreckage of the helicopter was located on Friday 13 February 2015. The three occupants died from the injuries sustained in the crash.

On 7th August 2015, Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force released the official accident report which says the pilot's vertigo is estimated to be the cause of the accident.

Weather reports at Kagoshima Airport (about 30km south of Isa city):
RJFK 120232Z 22003KT 120V270 4000 SHRA BR FEW001 SCT007 BKN020 06/04 Q1012 RMK 1ST001 4ST007 5CU020 A2989
RJFK 120200Z 00000KT 7000 -SHRA FEW001 SCT030 BKN040 06/04 Q1012 RMK 1ST001 4CU030 5CU040 A2990 (02:00UTC/11:00 JST, wind calm, visibility 7km, light showers of rain, 1 okta stratus 100 feet, 4 oktas cumulus 3000 feet, 5 oktas cumulus 4000 feet, temperature 6 degree Celsius, dew-point 4 degree Celsius, QNH 1012hPa/2990INS)
RJFK 120100Z 34006KT 8000 -SHRA FEW003 SCT020 BKN030 06/04 Q1012 RMK 1ST003 3CU020 5CU030 A2990

1.http://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/formal/info/news/201502/15021201.pdf
2.http://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/formal/info/news/201502/15021202.pdf
3.https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20150212-00000020-asahi-soci
4.https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20150212-00000091-jij-soci
5.https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20150212-00000537-san-soci
6.https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20150212-00050083-yom-soci
7.https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20150212-00000041-mai-soci
8.https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20150212-00000089-mai-soci
9.https://japantoday.com/category/national/wreck-of-msdf-copter-found-3-crew-in-coma
10.http://web.archive.org/web/20150318023902/http://mainichi.jp:80/english/english/newsselect.html
11.https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20150807-00000120-jij-soci

RJFY 28/11/2013.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
12-Feb-2015 11:48	isamuel	Added
12-Feb-2015 14:53	isamuel	Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative]
12-Feb-2015 18:42	Niall Grant	Updated [Photo, ]
12-Feb-2015 18:48	harro	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
12-Feb-2015 21:10	RobertMB	Updated [Cn]
13-Feb-2015 08:35	gerard57	Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative]
13-Feb-2015 10:27	gerard57	Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative]
07-Aug-2015 11:14	isamuel	Updated [Source, Narrative]
13-Mar-2020 22:40	DB	Updated [Operator, Source, Operator]
08-Aug-2021 16:48	TB	Updated [Operator, Nature]