Date:	Friday 9 February 1996
Time:	13:22
Type:	Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-20 Islander
Owner/operator:	Nagasaki Airways
Registration:	JA5322
MSN:	2285
Year of manufacture:	1995
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-540-K1B5
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Kawatana -   Japan
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:	Fukuoka Airport (FUK/RJFF)
Destination airport:	Nagasaki Airport (NGS/RJFU)

Narrative:
The Islander departed Fukuoka at 12:52 on a flight to Nagasaki. En route the airplane encountered snowy weather. The pilot suddenly saw a forested mountain ridge ahead. He tried to avoid a collision, but the airplane descended into the trees on the Takami Peak.

Aircraft Accident in Japan / Sakuma Mitsuo
BAAA-ACRO
Scramble

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