Crash of a De Havilland DH.114 Heron 1B in Hōfu: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 23, 1962
Operator:
Registration:
JA6158
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Hiroshima - Hōfu
MSN:
14028
YOM:
1954
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training mission from Hiroshima to Hōfu. While approaching Hōfu Airport, the four engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Ohira located 8 km northeast of the airfield. All three crew members were killed.
