Region
Asia

Crash of a Dornier Do J Wal off Yawata: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Dornier Do J Wal
Operator:
Registration:
J-BCDO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
9
YOM:
1924
Location:
Yawata
Kyūshū
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
En route, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing and to ditch the airplane off Yawata. Upon landing, the seaplane disintegrated. Four crew members were killed and a fifth was injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Katsuura

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1931
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Francis Charles Chichester
Registration:
ZK-AKK
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1093
YOM:
1929
Location:
Katsuura
Kantō
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff, the single engine airplane collided with power cables and crashed in the Katsuura Bay. The pilot was seriously injured.

Crash of a Junkers A.50W Junior off Nemuro

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Junkers A.50
Operator:
Hochi Shimbun
Registration:
J-BENB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Tokyo - Los Angeles
MSN:
3558
YOM:
1931
Location:
Nemuro
Hokkaidō
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot Seiji Yoshihara was attempting a second non stop flight from Tokyo to Los Angeles on this single engine aircraft owned by Hochi Shimbun. While flying off Nemuro, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Nemuro Bay. While the pilot was rescued seven hours later, the aircraft sank and was lost. A first attempt to cross the north Atlantic ocean from Tokyo to Los Angeles failed last 14 of May when the aircraft crashed into the sea some 40 miles off the Kurile Islands.

Crash of an aircraft in Kagamigahara: 8 killed

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Unknown
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Kagamigahara – Kasumigaura
Location:
Kagamigahara (Nagoya)
Chūbu
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff, killing all eight occupants, among them Major General Osawa.

Crash of a Nakajima N36 in Tokyo: 8 killed

Date & Time: May 5, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Nakajima N36
Operator:
Registration:
J-BAKB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
YOM:
1928
Location:
Tokyo
Kantō
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The single engine departed Tokyo on its second test flight, carrying eight crew members, engineers and pilots. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all eight occupants. The first test flight has been completed the day prior to the accident.
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