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| Date: | Friday 23 March 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Chubu Nippon Press Co |
| Registration: | JA3071 |
| MSN: | 521 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Norikura, Gifu -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nagoya |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost control and crashed into a mountain while filming the training of the Japanese Antarctic expedition.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SNB19560330-01.1.3&srpos=553&e=01-01-1956-31-12-1956--en--20--541-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Oct-2023 10:01 | Cobar | Added |
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