# NTSB ANC18WA065: Bell 412EP, Nakanojo, Japan, August 10, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 10, 2018
- Place: Nakanojo, Japan
- Coordinates: 36.646389, 138.84555 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6464&lon=138.8456&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: 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): 98054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC18WA065
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98054/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18WA065

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: 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

The government of Japan has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BELL 412EP helicopter that occurred on August 10, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Japan's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Japan.

## Aircraft

- Registration: JA200G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 412EP
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 36132
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight plan: 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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