ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201542
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 November 2017 |
| Time: | c. 13:00 LT |
| Type: | drone |
| Owner/operator: | University of Tokyo |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | The University of Tokyo Chihibu Forest, Chichibu city, Saitama prefect -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | The University of Tokyo Chihibu Forest |
| The University of Tokyo Chihibu Forest | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A drone for research operated by University of Tokyo crashed at the University of Tokyo Chichibu Forest, and caused a forest fire. Four hectares (ha) of undergrowth, out of 5.812 ha of the whole area, were burnt out. Fire continues as of the night of 21st, however, the fire fighting operation has been suspended during the night. No personal injuries were reported.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171122025618/https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20171121-00050098-yom-soci
http://www.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/institute/AI-UForests.html
http://www.uf.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/chichibu/outline/gaiyo_chichibu.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2017 17:33 | isamuel | Added |
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