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| Date: | Wednesday 22 October 2025 |
| Time: | c. 08:50 LT |
| Type: |  Bombardier DHC-8-402CC Dash 8Q |
| Owner/operator: | Ryukyu Air Commuter, opf Japan Airlines (JAL) |
| Registration: | JA82RC |
| MSN: | 4519 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW150 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | c. 20 km east of Naha Airport (OKA/ROAH) -
 Japan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Okinawa-Naha Airport (OKA/ROAH) |
| Minami Daito Airport (MMD/ROMD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A DHC-8-Q402 Cargo Combi of Ryukyu Air Commuter operating flight RAC/NU861 took off from Okinawa/Naha at c. 08:25 and was bound for Minami-Daito. While flying at FL170, c. 20 km east of Naha, the outer layer of the left side windshield suffered cracked. The flight returned to Naha where a safe landing was carried out at c. 09:30. No injuries were reported among four crew and 16 passengers. The flight was terminated.
Ryukyu Air Commuter owns five DHC-8-Q402CCs, i.e JA81RC thru JA85RC.
Sources:
https://news.jp/i/1353619744453165750
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/kyushu/news/20251022-OYTNT50111/
https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/nb-5090033147
https://www.okinawatimes.co.jp/articles/-/1696779
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ja82rc#3cc4d714
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11813761 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 November 2020 | JA82RC | Ryukyu Air Commuter | 0 | west of Naha Airport (OKA/ROAH), Okinawa | |
min |
| Windscreen cracks or failure | ||||||
| 22 October 2024 | JA82RC | Ryukyu Air Commuter | 0 | Naha Airport (OKA/ROAH) | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2025 09:42 | isamuel | Added |
| 22-Oct-2025 09:49 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 22-Oct-2025 16:46 | isamuel | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Oct-2025 10:01 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 24-Oct-2025 10:01 | Justanormalperson | Updated |
| 24-Oct-2025 11:59 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Time, Registration, Source, ] |
| 24-Oct-2025 11:59 | ASN | Updated [Source, ] |
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