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Crash of a Beechcraft C18S Expeditor in Aizuwakamatsu: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1954
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
JA5002
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Tokyo – Sapporo
MSN:
6176
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft left Tokyo-Haneda Airport on a flight to Sapporo-Chitose when the pilot encountered marginal weather conditions in the region of Aizuwakamatsu. The airplane hit the slope of a mountain and was destroyed upon impact, killing all five occupants.