Crash of a Shin Meiwa PS-1 off Iwakuni AFB: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 6, 1977
Registration:
5808
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1008
Crew on board:
14
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the airplane landed hard on the sea about one km off Iwakuni Airbase. A crew member was killed while 13 others were injured. The aircraft sank about 90 minutes later. The sea was calm at the time of the accident with a visibility of about 1,800 meters.