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Date: | Monday 8 January 2018 |
Time: | 16:45 LT |
Type: | Bell AH-1Z Viper |
Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps (USMC) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
Location: | Yomitan villege, Okinawa prefecture -
Japan
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | MCAS Futenma (ROTM) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:An AH-1Z attack helicopter of USMC, from MCAS Futenma (ROTM), made a precaution landing due to a 'caution light' on electronics of tail rotor and bad weather. No injuries were reported. The Viper flew back to MCAS Futenma after replacing a sensor at tail rotor next morning.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20180113030451/http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20180108/k10011282001000.htmlutm_int=news-social_contents_list-items_003 [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180108-00000032-asahi-soci]
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180108-00192218-okinawat-oki [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180108-00050055-yom-soci]
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180108-00000060-mai-soci]
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180109-00050021-yom-soci]
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180109-00024282-houdouk-soci]
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180110-00000061-jij-soci]
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
08-Jan-2018 10:30 |
isamuel |
Added |
08-Jan-2018 23:34 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
09-Jan-2018 18:00 |
isamuel |
Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
10-Jan-2018 17:12 |
isamuel |
Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |