Narrative:
The Heron aircraft crashed into a forest on the Mount Ohira.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 23 February 1962 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-114 Heron 1B |
| Operator: | Toa Airways |
| Registration: | JA6158 |
| MSN: | 14028 |
| First flight: | 1954 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Mt Ohira ( Japan)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Hiroshima International Airport (HIJ/RJOA), Japan |
| Hofu Airport (RJOF), Japan |
The Heron aircraft crashed into a forest on the Mount Ohira.
Sources:
» http://dansa.minim.ne.jp/CL-HeronStudy.htmPhotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Hiroshima International Airport to Hofu Airport as the crow flies is 133 km (83 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Hiroshima International Airport to Hofu Airport as the crow flies is 133 km (83 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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