ANC17RA019

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 412 · Matsumoto, Japan · March 5, 2017

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
March 5, 2017, 04:53 local (04:53 UTC)
Place
Matsumoto, Japan
Injuries
9 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
JA97NABell 412
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Alaska Regional Office
Lead agency
Other
Case key
94850

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
JA97NA
Reported as
Bell 412 (EP)
Category
Helicopter
Serial number
36135
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown