ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226362
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 June 2019 |
| Time: | 17:55 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 355F2 Ecureuil II |
| Owner/operator: | Toho Air Service |
| Registration: | JA6697 |
| MSN: | 5524 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Aikawa town, Kanagawa prefecture -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Tokyo Heliport (RJTI) |
| Investigating agency: | JTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An Aérospatiale AS355F2 Ecureuil 2 of Toho Air Service on an on-the-spot broadcast operation, suffered inflight shut down of No.1 (left) engine at 2100 feet AGL over Aikawa town, Kanagawa prefecture after twenty minutes of flight from Tokyo Heliport. The pilot made a safe precaution landing on a flood plain on Nakatsu river at 18:01 LT. There were no injuries among three persons onboard. A fan blade of the compressor was fractured, and debris penetrated the casing of the troubled engine. The hole is as large as a few centimeters. JTSB launched an investigation as a serious incident on the next day.
Sources:
https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO46375160Q9A620C1CC1000/
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20190620-OYT1T50287/
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20190618/k10011957411000.html?utm_int=news-social_contents_list-items_078
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20190620-00000176-kyodonews-soci
https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_society/articles/000157617.html
https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/aircraft/detail2.php?id=2244
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8401345/L (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2019 13:43 | isamuel | Added |
| 20-Jun-2019 15:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 20-Jun-2019 15:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2019 11:48 | isamuel | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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