NAMC YS-11 ANA (ANA Flight 553)
ABOUT THE AIRCRAFT:
The NAMC YS-11 is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (NAMC), a Japanese consortium. It was the only post-war airliner to be wholly designed and manufactured in Japan until the development of the Mitsubishi SpaceJet during the 2010s, roughly 50 years later.
ANA FLIGHT 533:
All Nippon Airways Flight 533, registration JA8658, was a NAMC YS-11 en route from Osaka, Japan, to Matsuyama on the island of Shikoku. It was the fifth crash in Japan in 1966 and the second one experienced by All Nippon Airways that year, the first being the loss of Flight 60 on February 4. It was also, at the time, the deadliest crash of an NAMC YS-11, and remains the second-deadliest after Toa Domestic Airlines Flight 63, which crashed in 1971 with 68 deaths.[1] The plane left Osaka International Airport in Itami at 19:13. At approximately 20:20 it arrived at Matsuyama Airport and was cleared to land on runway 31. On its final approach, the plane was higher than normal and touched down 460 metres beyond the runway threshold. The plane continued on the ground for 170 metres before taking off again for a go-around. The plane reached a height of 70–100 metres, turned left, lost altitude, and crashed into the Seto Inland Sea at approximately 20:30. The reason for the loss of altitude that caused the crash was never determined.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor YS11-TAC
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 98.0ft (29.9m)
- Length 81.5ft (24.8m)
- Height 28.1ft (8.6m)
- Empty Weight 33,999lbs (15,422kg)
- Loaded Weight 37,412lbs (16,969kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 2.138
- Wing Loading 25.0lbs/ft2 (122.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,495.5ft2 (138.9m2)
- Drag Points 24988
Parts
- Number of Parts 455
- Control Surfaces 11
- Performance Cost 1,937