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http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=779452 crewmembers die after chopper crashes on Yakushima
Sunday 26th September, 12:36 PM JST
TOKYO —
A helicopter carrying two crewmembers crashed on Sunday in a mountain on Yakushima in Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan, killing the two men, police said.
The 38-year-old mechanic Shoji Miyake and the 47-year-old pilot, Yasuhisa Tanigawa, died after being taken to a nearby hospital.
There were no reports of injuries other than the crewmembers in the 8:40 a.m. crash, according to the police.
The chopper belonged to Aero Asahi Corp based in Tokyo, they added.
According to the Environment Ministry, the chopper was dispatched to the island to transport building materials for repair work on a bridge near the crash site in the mountains.
The police are investigating whether the chopper was actually carrying the materials at the time of the incident.
Date: 26-SEP-2010
Time: 08:30 LT
Type: Aerospatiale (Eurocopter) AS332L Super Puma
Operator: Aero Asahi
Registration: JA9635
C/n / msn: 2097
Fatalities: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture - Japan
Phase:
Nature: Cargo
Narrative:
Crashed at a mountain on the Yaku island transporting building materials.
Around 08.30AM (local time) on September 26th, 2010, witness emergency call to fire department, said "A helicopter crashed into the mountain."
After 1 and half hours, found a crashed helicopter and two crew. The pilot (Yasuhisa Tanigawa, 47) and the mechanic (Shoji Miyake, 38) died in the hospital.
Yakushima Airport (15Km NE from crash area) official said, visibility was good and wind not so strong.
But mountain area is mostly diffrent of weather condition. In fact, foggy condition around crash area at that time.
Aero Asahi official said, crashed helicopter "AS332L", build at February, 1986. Total flight time 10800 hours. Not find at trouble in maintenance at August 19th, 2010.