Incident Bell AH-1Z Viper 169503/EP-55,
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Date:Thursday 13 January 2022
Time:c. 18:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic SUCO model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell AH-1Z Viper
Owner/operator:US Marine Corps (USMC), HMLA-USA
Registration: 169503/EP-55
MSN: 592..
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Tonaki Heliport, Tonaki, Okinawa prefecture -   Japan
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
An AH-1Z of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (ROTM) on a regular training flight made a precautionary landing at Tonaki Heliport, Tonaki, Okinawa prefecture, due to a sign of a hydraulic leak. The Viper was accompanied by another one, but the colleague left the site soon. No personal injuries were reported. A UH-1 was arranged for maintenance assistance. The AH-1Z returned to the base Friday January 14th.

Sources:

https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2022011301120/
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f835a710c12237fe7451f926ae3153d8a737b1ff
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/ff661a8afb86782ef3748159285cde722f3da30f
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/e9b6505faf638324f0bdb7a9eab4cde23d4a3b41
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/okinawa/20220113/5090017006.html
https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/298599
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/700ae365b16486e8adda315f85d4e59e3c6e628a
https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/299274 (video of the helicopter)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Jan-2022 06:47 isamuel Added
14-Jan-2022 14:15 RobertMB Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative]
14-Jan-2022 14:32 isamuel Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative]
14-Jan-2022 17:42 RobertMB Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]

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