Another MCAS Futenma helicopter emergency landing, this time in Yomitan Village

Another MCAS Futenma helicopter emergency landing, this time in Yomitan Village

The AH-1 attack helicopter from MCAS Futenma made an emergency landing on private land near to Hotel Nikko Alivila on January 8 in Gima, Yomitan Village. (Photograph courtesy of a Ryukyu Shimpo reader)


 

anuary 8, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition

On January 8 around 4:45 p.m. an AH-1 attack helicopter from MCAS Futenma made an emergency landing on the grounds of the Hijagawa administrative group waste disposal facility in Gima, Yomitan Village. People working in the fields nearby called the emergency number 110 to report the incident, and Kadena police officers responded and headed to the site. As of 6:30 p.m. (local time) on January 8, the helicopter had not taken off, and no information such as that relating to injuries had been released.

According to the Okinawa Prefectural Police, the two crewmembers on the helicopter made an emergency landing due to the illumination of a warning light. The helicopter landed near the western coastline in Yomitan Village. About 500 meters east of the landing spot is a residential area, and south of the spot is Hotel Nikko Alivila.

 

(English translation by T&CT and Erin Jones)

 

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