Accident occurred Sunday, November 22, 2015 in Annaka City, Japan
Aircraft: ROBINSON R22, registration:
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
The foreign authority was the source of this information.
On November 22, 2015, at 0157 coordinated universal time, a Japanese registered Robinson R22 helicopter, JA7963, operated by a private individual, impacted the slope face of a speedway in Annaka City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The pilot and sole passenger sustained fatal injuries and the helicopter was destroyed.
The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Japan. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained by the Government of Japan. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
Director-General
Secretariat of the Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
2-1-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8918
Japan
Tel.: (81) 3 5253 8813
E-mail: ARAIC@mlit.go.jp
Fax: (81) 3 5253 1677
AFTN: RJTDYAYA
Cable: KOKUKYOKU-TOKYO
Website: http://www.motnet.go.jp/araic/index.html
MAEBASHI, GUNMA PREF. – A small private helicopter crashed near an expressway in a mountainous area in Annaka, Gunma Prefecture, on Sunday, killing its two occupants.
Police have yet to identity the victims and are investigating the cause of accident.
At around 10:55 a.m., police received an emergency call reporting that a helicopter had crashed in the Matsuidamachihara district. The chopper was found on the slope of a mountain forest, the Gunma Prefectural Police said.
The crash site is north of the Joshinetsu Expressway. The Robinson R22 Beta manufactured in the United States by Robinson Helicopter Company, according to the transport ministry.
The two flew to Tokyo Heliport in Koto Ward shortly past 9:20 a.m. Sunday to refuel, officials said. They then left at 9:55 a.m. for a heliport in Komoro, Nagano Prefecture, next to Gunma.
According to the Nagano Prefectural Police and other sources, traffic in the inbound lanes between the Saku Interchange in Saku in Nagano, and the Matsuidamyogi Interchange in Annaka in Gunma was halted at noon for rescue operations.
- Source: http://www.japantimes.co.jp
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