Summary
On September 06, 2011, a Boeing 737 (JA16AN) was involved in an accident near Hamamatsu City, JA. The accident resulted in 2 minor injuries, with 115 people uninjured out of 117 aboard.
On September 6, 2011, at 22:50 local time (13:50 UTC), a Boeing 737-700, registration JA16AN, operated by Air Nippon Co., Ltd., entered an unusual attitude and lost altitude about 43km south of Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, as the aircraft was in cruise at an altitude of about 41,000 feet. The aircraft recovered and landed at Tokyo International Airport, Tokyo, Japan. There was no damage to the aircraft, and 2 of the 117 persons on board the aircraft sustained minor injuries.
The incident is being investigated by the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB). The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of manufacture of the aircraft under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.
This accident is documented in NTSB report DCA11WA105. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft JA16AN.
Accident Details
Aircraft Information
Analysis
On September 6, 2011, at 22:50 local time (13:50 UTC), a Boeing 737-700, registration JA16AN, operated by Air Nippon Co., Ltd., entered an unusual attitude and lost altitude about 43km south of Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, as the aircraft was in cruise at an altitude of about 41,000 feet. The aircraft recovered and landed at Tokyo International Airport, Tokyo, Japan. There was no damage to the aircraft, and 2 of the 117 persons on board the aircraft sustained minor injuries.
The incident is being investigated by the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB). The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of manufacture of the aircraft under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All inquiries should be directed to the JTSB at the following:
Japan Transport Safety Board
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Kasumigaseki 2-1-2, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8918
Japan
website: http://www.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/english.html
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# DCA11WA105