- Date
- October 24, 2008
- Place
- Kadena Air Base, Japan, Japan
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- N4961Cessna 172H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 69394
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Probable cause
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Analysis
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Factual narrative
On October 24, 2008, about 1830 Japan Standard Time, a Cessna 172H airplane, N4961R, sustained substantial damage when it collided with a power line and the ground during a forced landing, about 35 miles north-northwest of the Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. The airplane, owned by the U.S. Air Force and operated by the pilot, was returning to Kadena Air Base from the Amami International Airport when the engine lost power. The flight was conducted under the provisions of the Civil Aviation Regulations of Japan. The pilot received serious injuries, and three passengers aboard were not injured. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Japan. This report is for informational purposes only. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft and Railways Accidents Investigation Commission Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport 2-1-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8918, Japan
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4961
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17256302
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- U.S. Air Force
- Registered owner
- U.S. Air Force
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 7, 2008 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- RJKA · Amami Airport
- Destination
- RODN · Kadena Air Base
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Injuries
- Serious
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- July 17, 2008
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,250 total · 400 in this make and model · 1,000 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 45° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F