Accident to the helicopter Airbus AS350 registered JA350D on 07/06/2018 en route [Investigation led by JTSB / Japon]
Dysfontionnement du moteur en croisière, collision avec la surface de l'eau lors de la tentative d'amerrissage d'urgence
Responsible entity
Preliminary data based on the notification from the authorities of Japan:
The helicopter took off from Naha airport at 15:14 and during flight, after sent a message stating the emergency situation, it crashed on the sea. The helicopter sunk under the sea and its skid was found damaged.