# NTSB ANC14WA019: Cessna 172M, Toyota City, Japan, March 5, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 5, 2014, 03:35 local (03:35 UTC)
- Place: Toyota City, Japan
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC14WA019
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88917/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88917
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14WA019

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 5, 2014, at 1235 Japan standard time, a single engine Cessna 172M, Japan registered JA3853, sustained substantial damage after impacting terrain near Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Both occupants sustained fatal injuries. This report is for information purposes only. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Japan Transport Safety Board, and contains only the information released by, or obtained from, the Government of Japan. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) 2-1-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Japan, 100-98918 Phone +81-3-5253-8814 (Direct) Fax: +81-3-5253-1677

## Aircraft

- Registration: JA3853 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 3, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88917. 25 KB in all.

- Docket Statement (item 1, .PDF, 25 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40410964&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Docket%20Statement-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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