# NTSB GAA21WA243: Kaman K1200, Okuwa, Japan, September 20, 2021

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Foreign
- Date: September 20, 2021, 13:18 local (04:18 UTC)
- Place: Okuwa, Japan
- Coordinates: 35.68958, 137.674326
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6896&lon=137.6743&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-hover: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 104011
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA21WA243
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104011/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA243

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-hover: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: JA6200 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN K1200
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: A94-0020
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operator: Akagi Helicopter Co., Ltd
- Registered owner: Akagi Helicopter Co., Ltd
- Destination: Same as departure

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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