ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215198
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 September 2018 |
| Time: | 15:45 LT |
| Type: | Bell UH-1Y Venom |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Kumejima Airport (UEO/ROKJ) -
 Japan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (ROTM), Japan |
| MCAS Futenma (ROTM), Japan | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A UH-1 of USMC suffered an electric problem on a display in the cockpit while en route to Torishima, 30 km north of Kumejima for a firing training. The UH-1 made a precaution landing on a grass field nearby the apron of Kumejima Airport at 15:45 LT. The UH-1 took off from Kumejia at 17:15 LT to go back to Futenma, and made a safe landing at 18:40 LT. No injuries were reported. Two commercial flights between Kumejima and Naha delayed by this incident.
Sources:
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180905-00000068-asahi-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180905-00000071-asahi-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180905-00000072-mai-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180905-00000129-jij-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180905-00050128-yom-soci
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20180905/k10011611061000.html?utm_int=news-social_contents_list-items_002
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2018 18:20 | isamuel | Added |
| 23-May-2023 11:04 | Nepa | Updated |
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