# NTSB LAX05WA072: Robinson R44, Saga, Japan, December 24, 2004

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 24, 2004, 12:08 local (12:08 UTC)
- Place: Saga, Japan
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 60884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX05WA072
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60884/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05WA072

## Aircraft

- Registration: JA44RH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Robinson R44
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: S.G.C Saga Koukuu Company
- Departed: Nagasaki
- Destination: Saga
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Wind: 80° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 46 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 30.12 inHg
- Observed at: RFJS

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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