Tourist Helicopter Missing Near Mt Aso Japan
Thread Starter
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 518
Likes: 50
From: London/Atlanta
Tourist Helicopter Missing Near Mt Aso Japan
Apparently disappeared during a 10 minute tour flight, see below part of the BBC report, ASN reports it is a R44 Raven 11
A sightseeing helicopter carrying three people has gone missing near Mount Aso, one of Japan's most active volcanoes.
The aircraft took off from a zoo in Aso City at 10:52 local time (01:52 GMT) on Tuesday for a 10-minute tour but never returned, local reports say, quoting police.
An object resembling an aircraft was spotted by a police helicopter inside the crater of Nakadake, one of Mount Aso's five peaks, at around 16:00. Authorities have yet to confirm if it is the missing helicopter.
The helicopter's 64-year-old pilot was a veteran with 40 years of experience, according to local media. His passengers were a man and a woman, both Taiwanese.
A sightseeing helicopter carrying three people has gone missing near Mount Aso, one of Japan's most active volcanoes.
The aircraft took off from a zoo in Aso City at 10:52 local time (01:52 GMT) on Tuesday for a 10-minute tour but never returned, local reports say, quoting police.
An object resembling an aircraft was spotted by a police helicopter inside the crater of Nakadake, one of Mount Aso's five peaks, at around 16:00. Authorities have yet to confirm if it is the missing helicopter.
The helicopter's 64-year-old pilot was a veteran with 40 years of experience, according to local media. His passengers were a man and a woman, both Taiwanese.
Joined: Nov 2011
Aviation Qualifications: SLF
Posts: 2,870
Likes: 508
From: Japan
See thread running here:
R44 falls into crater of active volcano
R44 falls into crater of active volcano
