ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18436
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 November 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Auster J/5G Cirrus Autocar |
| Owner/operator: | All Nippon Airways |
| Registration: | JA3023 |
| MSN: | 2977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Forest of Obihiro, Shintoko, Hokkaido -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Chitose Airport, Hokkaido,Japan (RJCJ) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed in Kamikawa-gun, Shintoko, Hokkaido, killing all four on board.
This accident, was the worst accident involving an Auster in Japan, also the biggest loss of post-war Japan Airlines. Of the four killed, one was Nakano Katsuyoshi, managing director of ANA. It is said that the crash caused the breakup by damage due to metal fatigue of the left rear wing strut.
Registration cancelled 1/12/1960
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20111115134330/http://ksa.axisz.jp:80/RS-08Auster.htm
2. http://www.auster.ukf.net/p29.htm
3. http://www.austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2860
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20160111004901/http://dansa.minim.ne.jp:80/RS-08Auster.htm
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obihiro,_Hokkaido#Forests
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Nov-2012 15:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2012 15:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]] |
| 05-Sep-2013 23:01 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2013 23:02 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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