Socata TBM-700 crash, Apr 26, 1996 (6 killed), Kushiro
Socata TBM-700 accident on April 26, 1996 near Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan with 6 fatalities. Cause: Aircraft too low on the ILS approach in fog and...
- Date: April 26, 1996
- Aircraft: Socata TBM-700
- Location: Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Aircraft too low on the ILS approach in fog and reduced visibility, leading to collision with localizer equipment short of the runway. Official JTSB probable cause not retrieved.
A Socata TBM-700 on a corporate flight from Sapporo to Kushiro descended in fog on an ILS approach to runway 17. It struck localizer equipment about 200 metres short of the runway, caught fire and all six occupants died. The official Japan Transport Safety Board findings were not retrieved.