JAC DH8D at Tokyo and Oki Island on Jul 30th 2014, 29 sumo wrestlers on board
Last Update: August 3, 2014 / 16:44:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Jul 30, 2014                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            News                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Japan Air Commuter                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            3X-2331                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Osaka Itami, Japan                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Oki Island, Japan                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            JA844C                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            De Havilland                            Dash 8 (400)                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            DH8D                            
                        
                    
                    
                
Team Hakkakubeya based in Tokyo was on their way to a training camp on Oki Island and posted photos on their Twitter Account creating a lot remarks throughout Japan like "how did the little aircraft remain within takeoff weight limit", "what about center of gravity", "where's the aisle", "nobody's smiling", ...
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Jul 30, 2014                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            News                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Japan Air Commuter                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            3X-2331                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Osaka Itami, Japan                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Oki Island, Japan                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            JA844C                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            De Havilland                            Dash 8 (400)                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            DH8D                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                        
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