| Date: | Saturday 17 August 1963 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-114 Heron 1B |
| Owner/operator: | Fujita Airlines |
| Registration: | JA6155 |
| MSN: | 14026 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Hachijo-Fuji -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Hachijo Jima Airport (HAC/RJTH) |
| Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT) |
The Heron crashed into a mountain shortly after takeoff from an airport at Hachijo Island. Weather was poor with limited visibility due to fog.
Sources:
Wikipedia article (in Japanese)
Location
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