# NTSB LAX97WA017: Piper PA-28-140, N210SK, Kumamoto, Japan, October 12, 1996

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 12, 1996
- Place: Kumamoto, Japan
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 29915
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX97WA017
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/29915/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97WA017

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N210SK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210SK-1997-01-03), registration cancelled 1997-01-03, S/N 2826098 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-140
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Mcas Flying Club
- Departed: RJFT
- Destination: MCAS IWA KUNI, OF

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19961012046719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961012046719A), Oct 12, 1996: Piper PA28140, Kumamoto, JA, Substantial damage. (-16) The pilot stated that after a local airshow he and his son departed rjft for RJO1. He aborted the take off because it didn't feel correct. He taxied back…

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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