# NTSB ANC17RA019: Bell 412, Matsumoto, Japan, March 5, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 5, 2017, 04:53 local (04:53 UTC)
- Place: Matsumoto, Japan
- Coordinates: 36.23389, 138.048889 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2339&lon=138.0489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 9 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC17RA019
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94850/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17RA019

## Preliminary report

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## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: 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)

## Aircraft

- Registration: JA97NA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 412 (EP)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 36135
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown

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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