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| Date: | Wednesday 14 May 2025 |
| Time: | 15:08 LT |
| Type: |  Kawasaki T-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Japan Air Self-Defense Force - JASDF |
| Registration: | 96-5625 |
| MSN: | 1025 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nagoya-Komaki International Airport (NKM/RJNA) |
| Nyutabaru Airport (RJFN) |
A T-4 trainer aircraft from Nyutabaru Air Base, which was on an escort mission related to the regular maintenance of an F-15 fighter jet, crashed into Lake Iruka while returning the F-15 pilot to Nyutabaru Air Base. The crash occurred just two minutes after takeoff. The aircraft rapidly lost altitude during a turn one minute after takeoff and subsequently crashed into Lake Iruka one minute later. The 29-year-old First Lieutenant in the front seat and the 31-year-old Captain in the rear seat are missing, and search operations are being conducted by an Air Self-Defense Force U-125A, a UH-60J, and a team of 36 personnel. On the 16th, part of one of the crew members' bodies was discovered.
Two deaths were confirmed on the 22nd.
Sources:
https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/1066832
https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/871629
https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2025051400900&g=soc
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/miyazaki/20250514/5060020979.html
https://youtu.be/wPI4YmlUnVo?si=TUPvX8xmZSWSTYkC
https://youtu.be/_b4CkIktUFk?si=iVVOmmWIj3ivUTOe
https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_politics/articles/000425339.html
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20250516/k10014807921000.html
https://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/news/uploads/docs/20250514_1.pdf
https://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/news/uploads/docs/20250514_2.pdf
https://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/news/uploads/docs/20250515.pdf
https://flyteam.jp/registration/96-5625#google_vignette
Location
Media:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2025 08:44 | yukipara3 | Added |
| 14-May-2025 09:22 | yukipara3 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Embed code, Damage, ] |
| 14-May-2025 11:54 | isamuel | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 14-May-2025 12:07 | yukipara3 | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Category, ] |
| 14-May-2025 13:39 | yukipara3 | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 14-May-2025 22:40 | isamuel | Updated |
| 15-May-2025 05:40 | yukipara3 | Updated [Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 16-May-2025 12:08 | yukipara3 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 17-May-2025 10:57 | yukipara3 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 21-May-2025 05:38 | Dmitry | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 22-May-2025 18:41 | yukipara3 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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