http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/u-s-military-says-huma…

U.S. military says human error caused copter crash in Kanagawa last December

Jun. 27, 2014 – 06:18PM JST

TOKYO – The U.S. military says that the cause of a U.S. Navy helicopter crash which occurred in December last year in Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture, was human error.

In a statement released to media, the U.S. said the accident was caused by inferior maintenance work on the helicopter, TBS reported Friday.
It said a clasp attaching the tail rotor to the helicopter was improperly maintained.

27 May 2014:
UAV.
Tsushima Keibitai [Tsushima Area Security Force], 4th Division, Western Army [Seibu Houmentai], JGSDF, based at Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture.

11:20, crashed, at forest, 50 m outside Ooyanohara Training Area, Yamato Town, Kumamoto Prefecture.
Or, 400 m north of national highway #445.

Propeller UAV.
Height, 35 cm.
Length, 1 m.
Weight, 5.8 kg.
Width, 1.5 m.

No person wounded.

9:00, began training.
UAV programmed to automatic fly above and inside training area.

http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG5W6HLKG5WTLVB00K.html

31 May 2014:
YS-11M.
#41.
61st Koukuutai, JMSDF, based at Atsugi JMSDF AB, Kanagawa Prefecture.

At Fukui Airport, Fukui Prefecture, last flights in Fukui Prefecture.
About 80 passengers, age 6 to 67, in two groups.

Altitude, about 600 m.
Course was from Fukui Airport, to Toujinbou, to Echizen coast, to Echizen Misaki, to Fukui Port, to Fukui City.
Time, about 25 minutes.

From 1966 to 1976, civilian domestic flights regularly at Fukui Airport.
From 1966 June, one flight per day, to and from Toukyou.
From 1968 April, two flights per day, to and from Toukyou.
Until 1976 April.

http://www.chunichi.co.jp/kenmin-fukui/article/photo/CK2014060102000189.html
http://www.fukuishimbun.co.jp/localnews/pickup_photo/50767.html
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/region/news/140601/fki14060102010002-n1.htm

1 October 1958:
PBY-5A.
B-1402. “Lan Tian E” (“Blue Swan”).
Fu Xing Airways, chartered by ROCAF.

After supply sortie for ROC military to Ma Tsu, during RTB, “reportedly” shot down by Chicom MiGs, above Bai Quan Islands (White Dog Islands).

Seven crew missing, four of whom were US military advisors or Western Enterprises Inc employees.

https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E5%A4%B1%E8%B9%A456%E5%B9%B4-%E5%8F%B0%E9%A3%9B%E6%A9%9F%E8%AD%89%E5%AF%A6%E5%A2%AE%E6%B5%B7-220034107.html
http://news.now.com/home/international/player?newsId=102513
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/20140601/-9-3276752/1.html
http://news.sina.com.tw/article/20140602/12580389.html
http://news.singtao.ca/toronto/2014-06-01/taiwan1401602859d5078939.html

News articles dated 2014/06/01.

A Ma Tsu-based Taiwanese fishing boat, months ago, caught an old three-bladed propeller, which is believed to belong to the PBY-5A that disappeared on 1958/10/01.

In that area, two aircraft were lost.
An Albatross shot down in 1966, and the PBY-5A that disappeared on 1958/10/01.
This propeller is made by the USA company Hamilton Standard, and is used on PBY-5A.

On 1958/10/01, it departed Ma Tsu, and disappeared from radars.
Its crew became MIA/BNR.
7th Fleet, USN, searched for 72 hours, but didn’t found any debris.
Also, ROCAF and ROCN searched, but no joy.

Conspiracy theory claimed because October 1 is Chicom National Day, one or more crew or passengers may have attempted to defect to Communist China.
Now the propeller is evidence that the aircraft crashed into sea.

Legally, the propeller is Fu Xing Airways (Trans Asia Airways) property, but TNA isn’t interested.
ROCAF claims it, delivered it to Kao Hsiung (Gao Xiong), and may display it at a ROCAF military history museum.

In California, USA, when TNA founder CHEN Wen Kuan, who’d flown that aircraft, saw a photo of the propeller, his first comment was: why aren’t the propeller blades bent?
That is, when the aircraft crashed, this propeller had stopped.

Pilots were SUN Ming Yuan and CHEN Wei Wen.
Communications operator was LUO Zhao Ming.
Flight engineer was YAN Hui Qun.

Sun, Chen, Luo, and Yan had 20+ years experience, and frequently flew this course, so human error was improbable.

Passengers were three Taiwanese and four Americans.
Passengers included Lian Jiang County mayor WANG Xu, and Ma Tsu Defense Command deputy chief of staff NIU Ying.

It departed Ma Tsu at 5:45 PM.
At 6:10 PM, Luo advised Taipei: “Height, 1,000′; distance from Taipei, 80 NM.”
Afterwards, aircraft disappeared.

One theory was immediate destruction, such as a bomb, and the comm operator didn’t have time to report, but an explosion would cause debris.

Another theory was electrical system malfunction, and disabled the radio, but the aircraft could fly on.
Once, Chen and Sun had this problem, and they could RTB.

After the accident, Ma Tsu radar officer claimed after the aircraft took off, another blip appeared behind it, chased it, and both blips disappeared, as if a mid-air collision, but would cause debris.

Once, one or more Chicom MiG-15s attacked this aircraft, and about 100 rounds damaged its wings, but it could RTB.

Cause of crash is still unsolved mystery.

http://flyteam.jp/news/article/35521

http://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/pr_report/blueimpulse/schedule/

2014/05/16:

JASDF announces Blue Impulse 2014 schedule.
Actually, 2014 April to 2015 March.

25 April 2014:
AH-64E.
808.
601st Regiment, ROCA.

10:05, crash-landed on roof of two-storey civilian building, No. 225, San Lin Section, Zhong Zheng Road, Long Tan Town, Tao Yuan County.
After training, during RTB, 100 m from home base front gate.

Two crew.

Back seat was pilot, Major CHEN Long Qian.
37.
1,247 flight hours.
350 hours in AH-64E.
Flight safety officer, instructor pilot, and test pilot.
Trained in USA from March 2012 to 29 September 2013.

Front seat was co-pilot, Lieutenant Colonel LIU Ming Hui.
40.
1,034 flight hours.
0 (zero) hour in AH-64E.
Battalion deputy commander.

Chen had no apparent exterior wound.
Liu’s face scratched.
Both weren’t life-threatened, and were sent to Armed Forces Tao Yuan General Hospital.

Liu’s AH-1W 532 also crash-landed on 12 December 2011.

In accident location photos, note below the helo, is a white banner with four red words: Min He Pharmacy, at No. 225, San Lin Section, Zhong Zheng Road.

Civilians in the shops below the helo, were shaken but not stirred.

http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/politics/20140425/385863/
http://www.president.gov.tw/Default.aspx?tabid=131&itemid=31404&rmid=514&word1=%E9%98%BF%E5%B8%95%E5%A5%91&sd=2013/12/01&ed=2013/12/31

On 2013/12/13, at a ceremony, ROC President Ma wore helmet, and sat in cockpit of this helo.
Again, Ma’s blamed for his Handshake of Death.

http://mna.gpwb.gov.tw/IndexDetail.aspx?id=65689
http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/society/breakingnews/994968
http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/society/breakingnews/994867

20 April 2014:
603rd Hikoutai, JASDF, based at Naha AB, Okinawa Prefecture.

New badge for this new E-2 unit.

Eagle head with grey feathers and yellow beak.
In red circle with English words “E-2C” and “NAHA”.
Above scroll with English words “AWC WING”.

http://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/naha/butaishoukai/index.html

] 29 January 2014:
] Two T-4.

http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG4Q5HHFG4QUTIL023.html
http://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/news/houdou/H26/0422.html

2014/04/22

JASDF announced accident investigation report.
Aircraft practised new formation “Rock N Roll”.

Four aircraft as formation Right Echelon.
Aircraft rolled from left to right, one at a time.
After rolls, first three aircraft end to right of fourth aircraft.

Between rolls, 5 to 7 seconds.
On accident day, pilots planned and practised between rolls, 3 seconds.