Mie Prefecture | George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster https://airflightdisaster.com Aviation News, Headlines & Alerts Mon, 09 Mar 2015 12:04:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2 Dead in Central Japan Helicopter Crash https://airflightdisaster.com/2-dead-in-central-japan-helicopter-crash/ Mon, 09 Mar 2015 12:04:52 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=30345 A helicopter crashed into a mountain forest in Kihoku, Mie Prefecture, Japan, at around 10:50 a.m. on March 6. Authorities believe the 22-seater helicopter touched a power cable, sparking fire in around 200 to 300 square meters forest area. Both occupants of the aircraft were killed in the accident. They were identified as 53-year-old Captain...

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]]> fireA helicopter crashed into a mountain forest in Kihoku, Mie Prefecture, Japan, at around 10:50 a.m. on March 6.

Authorities believe the 22-seater helicopter touched a power cable, sparking fire in around 200 to 300 square meters forest area.

Both occupants of the aircraft were killed in the accident. They were identified as 53-year-old Captain Yoshifumi and 41-year-old Yuki Fujimoto.

The incident is under investigation.

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