ASN Aircraft accident Mitsubishi Mu-300 Diamond IA JA8246 Mount Kinpoku
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Date:Wednesday 23 July 1986
Type:Silhouette image of generic MU30 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Mitsubishi Mu-300 Diamond IA
Operator:Yomiuri Shimbun
Registration: JA8246
MSN: A092SA
First flight: 1984
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Mount Kinpoku (   Japan)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT), Japan
Destination airport:Niigata Airport (KIJ/RJAN), Japan
Narrative:
The Mu-300 corporate jet belonging to the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper was on a training flight to Niigata Airport (KIJ). It was flying VFR towards the Niigata VORTAC in preparation for an VOR ILS approach. The airplane flew into the side of a cloud-shrouded mountain.

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

Sources:
» Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission (ARAIC) Japan


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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Tokyo-Haneda Airport to Niigata Airport as the crow flies is 272 km (170 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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