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MD Helicopters 530 crash near Camp Butler, Japan

fatal2009-07-173 fatalities
Incident details
Date
2009-07-17
Location
Camp Butler, Japan
Registration
N974BW
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
3
Injuries
1
Probable cause
Unknown
Weather
VMC
26.3117, 127.7787
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities3
Injuries1
SourceNTSB
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