Date:	Wednesday 18 April 2018
Time:	13:17
Type:	Bell UH-1Y Venom
Owner/operator:	United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage:	Unknown
Location:	Kumamoto Airport (KMJ/RJFT) -   Japan
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Fukuoka Airport (FUK/RJFF)
Destination airport:	Kanoya Air Base (RJFY)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Two military helicopters of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (ROTM), UH-1Y and AH-1Z Viper, made precaution landings at Kumamoto Airport, due to a problem on the oil cooler of UH-1Y. Both helicopters were bound for JMSDF Kanoya Air Base (RJFY), Kagoshima prefecture from Fukuoka Airport/Itazuke Air Base (FUK/RJFF), on the way back to Futenma. No personal injuries were reported.

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https://www.stripes.com/news/marine-corps-helicopter-makes-precautionary-landing-at-japanese-airport-1.522789

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
18-Apr-2018 14:36	isamuel	Added
19-Apr-2018 13:46	isamuel	Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
23-May-2023 11:03	Nepa	Updated [[Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]