Accident Sikorsky S-76C JA6733/MH733,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75181
 
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Date:Friday 20 February 1998
Time:18:39 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic S76 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky S-76C
Owner/operator:Japan Coast Guard
Registration: JA6733/MH733
MSN: 760419
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:37 km off Cape Esan, Kameda -   Japan
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Hakodate AB
Destination airport:Hakodate AB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
After a night SAR exercise with patrol boat PM73, while climbing away, the pilot became disorientated transitioning from visual to instruments and the aircraft crashed into the sea, capsized and sank. One of the survivors was seriously injured.

Sources:

http://www6.plala.or.jp/breezyhill/fjcg/topics/050110/past-acc.html
WAAS

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Jun-2010 00:08 TB Added
18-Jun-2010 00:10 TB Updated [Registration]
15-Aug-2015 12:57 Aerossurance Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category]
01-May-2016 17:53 Aerossurance Updated [Narrative]

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