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| Date: | Wednesday 11 March 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mitsubishi MU-2B-30 |
| Owner/operator: | Nihon Naigai Koku |
| Registration: | JA8753 |
| MSN: | 504 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kagoshima -
 Japan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | RJFK |
| Investigating agency: | AAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed en route Amami O Shima to Kagoshima, Japan while on a training flight.
CAUSE
It is presumed that this accident occurred when the aircraft, while returning from Suwanose Airfield to Kagoshima Airport under Visual Flight Rules, went missing between passing Kuchinoshima and reaching Iwo-to (Iōjima); however, the contributing factors could not be determined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
AL 173
https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/aircraft/rep-acci/56-4-JA8753.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Sep-2013 14:24 | wf | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jul-2025 12:22 | HanayoPlus | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jul-2025 12:22 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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