ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44611
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| Date: | Friday 24 December 2004 |
| Time: | 12:08 UTC |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Astro |
| Owner/operator: | S.G.C Saga Koukuu Company |
| Registration: | JA44RH |
| MSN: | 0268 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ariake Sea, near Saga Prefecture -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Nagasaki Airport, Nagasaki, Japan (RJFU) |
| Saga Airport, Kawasoe area, Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan (RJFS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On December 24, 2004, at 12:08 UTC (Universal Coordinated Time), a Robinson R44 helicopter, JA44RH, was destroyed when it departed cruise flight and impacted the Ariake Sea near Saga, Japan. The commercial pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The helicopter was operated by S.G.C Saga Koukuu Company under the provisions of the Japanese civil aviation regulations. The flight departed Nagasaki, Japan, at 11:47 UTC, and was destined for Saga Airport, Kawasoe area of Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX05WA072 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?_ev_id=20050601X00697&ntsbno=LAX05WA072&akey=1
2. http://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/aircraft/download/pdf/AA06-1-1-JA44RH.pdf
3. http://aircrashed.com/aircraft/aLAX05WA072.shtml
4. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=901
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Feb-2012 15:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2014 16:12 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2016 00:00 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2018 21:43 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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