Cessna 303 Crusader crash, May 15, 1987 (4 killed), Saga
Cessna 303 Crusader accident on May 15, 1987 near Saga, Kyūshū, Japan with 4 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control while the crew was practising emergency...
- Date: May 15, 1987
- Aircraft: Cessna 303 Crusader
- Location: Saga, Kyūshū, Japan
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control while the crew was practising emergency procedures
On 15 May 1987 a Honda operated Cessna T303 Crusader (JA5277) on a training flight with three student pilots and an instructor entered a dive over the northern Ariake Sea and struck the water about 3.6 km south of Suminoe harbour. All four occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.