ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75181
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| Date: | 20-FEB-1998 |
| Time: | 18:39 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-76C |
| Owner/operator: | Japan Coast Guard |
| Registration: | JA6733/MH733 |
| MSN: | 760419 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 37 km off Cape Esan, Kameda -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Hakodate AB |
| Hakodate AB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
After a night SAR exercise with patrol boat PM73, while climbing away, the pilot became disorientated transitioning from visual to instruments and the aircraft crashed into the sea, capsized and sank. One of the survivors was seriously injured.
Sources:
http://www6.plala.or.jp/breezyhill/fjcg/topics/050110/past-acc.html
WAAS
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2010 00:08 | TB | Added |
| 18-Jun-2010 00:10 | TB | Updated [Registration] |
| 15-Aug-2015 12:57 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 01-May-2016 17:53 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
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