Kawasaki C-1 crash, Apr 19, 1983 (6 killed), Suga Island

Kawasaki C-1 accident on April 19, 1983 near Suga Island, Kansai, Japan with 6 fatalities.

A Japan Air Self Defense Force C 1 transport flying in a five aircraft formation from Komaki to Iruma struck a mountain slope near Suga Island in fog and heavy rain. All six crew died. A second C 1 from the same formation crashed nearby the same morning.

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