Incident Fuji-Bell AH-1S 73425,
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Date:Tuesday 20 May 2003
Time:12:55
Type:Silhouette image of generic HUCO model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fuji-Bell AH-1S
Owner/operator:JGSDF
Registration: 73425
MSN: 25
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Yomogita -   Japan
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Hachinohe AB
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed from four ship formation. Crew minor injured and picked up by rescue helicopter 15:15. Cause: The helicopter contacted trees while descending to hover at low altitude due to crew error.

Sources:

AFM JUL/OCT/DEC 2003

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Dec-2020 17:53 TB Added
19-Jan-2021 09:54 TB Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative]
16-Jul-2021 12:19 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
09-Aug-2021 06:58 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn]

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