ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174295
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| Date: | Friday 6 March 2015 |
| Time: | 10:51 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 332L1 Super Puma |
| Owner/operator: | Shin Nihon Helicopter KK |
| Registration: | JA6741 |
| MSN: | 2413 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kihoku, Mie Prefecture -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Kihoku tempory heliport |
| Kihoku tempory heliport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter hit a power line and crashed into a mountain forest. Both occupants (pilot and 'mechanic') died. This helicopter suffered a serious incident on 9th October 2014 (loss of an underslung load).
The company said the helicopter was en route to a heliport in Kihoku after picking up materials from a hydroelectric power station. It said the pilot had more than 6,000 hours of flight experience. Chubu Electric said the crash caused a power outage for a short time.
Sources:
https://japantoday.com/category/national/2-killed-after-helicopter-crashes-in-mie
http://web.archive.org/web/20150315040422/http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/front/list/CK2015030602000272.html
http://www.newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/111676.php
http://web.archive.org/web/20150315040422/http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/front/list/CK2015030602000272.html
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=170472 (09-OCT-2014 incident)
http://www.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/eng-air_report/JA6741-AA2016.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 October 2014 | JA6741 | Shin Nihon Helicopter (SNK) | 0 | Tsumagoi village, Agatsuma, Gunma | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2015 08:08 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Mar-2015 10:23 | isamuel | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2015 13:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2015 20:36 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 13-Mar-2016 20:49 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2016 14:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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