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| Date: | Friday 4 July 1997 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Kai |
| Owner/operator: | JASDF |
| Registration: | 87-8410 |
| MSN: | M110 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hyuuganada, Miyazaki Prefecture -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
F-4EJ Kai 87-8410 of 301st Hikoutai, 5th Koukuudan, based at Nyuutabaru AB, Miyazaki Prefecture; as second of two F-4s, took off at Nyuutabaru AB, for pilot's ACM proficiency qualification. About 10:00, while turning left, lost altitude, became uncontrollable, and crashed in sea in Hyuuganada, east of Miyazaki Prefecture
Pilot Captain Miyazaki and WSO Captain Kirikawa Tarou ejected and were recovered by SAR helicopter
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170729001340/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/Japan.htm
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?44988-Accident-Report-JASDF-aircraft-accidents-in-1965-to-2005-in-Japan
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Aug-2011 02:39 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 24-Nov-2011 11:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Aug-2021 13:26 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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