A Piper PA-46 crashed in a house just after takeoff from the runway 17 of Chofu-Shi Airport, Tokyo.
The plane first contacted on roofs of two houses located at about 700 m (2,100 feet) from the runway endpoint and slightly left from the extended centerline, and then dived into the next house, flipped up-side-down.
The accident plane and the houses around were consumed by flames.
Among 5 onboard, the pilot and a passenger were dead in the accident, and other three occupants received injuries.
There were also one fatality and two injuries in the crashed house. The plane was on a training round flight between Chofu and Oshima.
| Date: | 26-JUL-2015 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | JA4060 |
| C/n / msn: | 4622011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Fujimi-cho, Chofu city, Tokyo -
 Japan
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Chofu Airport (RJTF) |
| Oshima Airport (OIM/RJTO) |
A Piper PA-46 crashed in a house just after takeoff from the runway 17 of Chofu Airport. The plane first contacted on roofs of two houses located at about 700m from the runway endpoint and slightly left from the extended centerline, and then dived into the next house, flipped up-side-down. The accident plane and the houses around were consumed by flames. Among 5 onboard, the pilot and a passenger were dead in the accident, and other three occupants received injuries. There were also one fatality and two injuries in the crashed house. The plane was on a training round flight between Chofu and Oshima.
The accident plane, JA4060, had suffered some substantial damages at a laning accident at Okadama Airport (OKD/RJCO), Hokkaido, Japan on 27 October 2004. The annual check for the airworthiness had been carried out and passed on 1 May 2015.
Weather data at Chofu Airport at the time of the accident:
RJTF 260100Z VRB01KT 9999 FEW030 BKN/// 33/22 Q1011 RMK 1CU030 A2986=
RJTF 260200Z VRB02KT 9999 FEW030 SCT/// 34/22 Q1010 RMK 1CU030 A2984=
(02:00UTC/11:00JST, wind variable 2 knots, visibility more than 10km, 1 okta cumulus 3000ft, scattered cloud layer height unknown, temperature 34 degree-Celsius, dew-point 22 degree-Celsius, QNH 1010hPa/29.84INS.)
RJTF 260257Z VRB03KT 9999 FEW030 SCT/// 36/22 Q1010 RMK 2CU030 A2983=
Sources:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=178067 http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20150726/k10010166711000.html
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http://www.fnn-news.com/news/headlines/articles/CONN00298460.html
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