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Crash of a Douglas DF-151 on Mt Sefuri: 15 killed

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DF-151
Operator:
Registration:
J-ANET
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
2
YOM:
1936
Location:
Mt Sefuri
Kyūshū
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
15
Circumstances:
The float plane crash on Mt Sefuri located 20 km south of Fukuoka. All 15 occupants were killed. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in September 1938.

Crash of a Caudron C.632 Simoun on Mt Sefuri

Date & Time: Nov 19, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Caudron C.630/C.635 Simoun
Operator:
Registration:
F-ANXA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Hong Kong - Tokyo
MSN:
7078.21
YOM:
1935
Location:
Mt Sefuri
Kyūshū
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot André Japy was trying to establish a new record on a flight from France to Japan. On the leg from Hong Kong to Tokyo, while approaching Fukuoka, he encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm and turbulences. The airplane went out of control and crashed on the slope of Mt Sefuri (1,054 metres high). The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was seriously injured.
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