Crash of a Beechcraft C18S Expeditor in Aizuwakamatsu: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 25, 1954
Registration:
JA5002
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tokyo – Sapporo
MSN:
6176
YOM:
1944
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.