# NTSB SEA05WA041: Sikorsky S76C, Niigata, Japan, January 10, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 10, 2005, 13:12 local (13:12 UTC)
- Place: Niigata, Japan
- Coordinates: 37.847221, 138.550552
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8472&lon=138.5506&mi=10
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 60946
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA05WA041
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60946/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05WA041

## Aircraft

- Registration: JA6903 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Sikorsky S76C
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Japan Coast Guard
- Departed: RJSN, Niigata

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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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