Incident Bell AH-1Z Viper ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204949
 
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Date:Tuesday 23 January 2018
Time:20:05 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic SUCO model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell AH-1Z Viper
Owner/operator:US Marine Corps (USMC)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Tonaki villege, Okinawa prefecture -   Japan
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A combat helicopter, AH-1Z of USMC made a precaution landing on a heliport at Tonaki villege, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, due to caution light on hydraulic system. No injuries were reported. The Viper had performed training with another AH-1Z over Irisuna island located at west part of Tonaki villege at the time of the incident.

Sources:

[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180123-00000156-jij-soci]
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180123-00000087-asahi-soci]
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180123-00050090-yom-soci]
http://web.archive.org/web/20180204050738/https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180123-00000154-mai-soci
http://web.archive.org/web/20180129030522/http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20180123/k10011299921000.htmlutm_int=news-social_contents_list-items_003

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Jan-2018 19:29 isamuel Added
25-Jan-2018 13:34 Aerossurance Updated [Operator]

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