Crash of a Martin PBM-5S Mariner on Okurokami Island: 12 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 15, 1951
Operator:
Registration:
84691
Survivors:
No
MSN:
84691
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
While descending to Iwakuni AFB in poor weather conditions, the seaplane hit the slope of a mountain and crashed on the Okurokami Island located about 15 km east of the airfield. All 12 crew members were killed.
