Summary
On June 03, 2017, a Cessna 172 (JA3989) was involved in an accident near Tateyama, JA. The accident resulted in 4 fatal injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
On June 3, 2017, about 1450 Japan standard time (UTC +9), a Japanese registered Cessna 172P airplane, JA3989, operated by New Central Air Service, impacted snow-covered mountainous terrain near Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, under unknown circumstances about 27 minutes after takeoff from the Toyama Airport, Toyama Prefecture, en route to the Matsumoto Airport, Nagano Prefecture. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the pilot and three passengers received fatal injuries.
The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Japan. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained by the Government of Japan.
This accident is documented in NTSB report ANC17WA027. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft JA3989.
Accident Details
Aircraft Information
Analysis
On June 3, 2017, about 1450 Japan standard time (UTC +9), a Japanese registered Cessna 172P airplane, JA3989, operated by New Central Air Service, impacted snow-covered mountainous terrain near Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, under unknown circumstances about 27 minutes after takeoff from the Toyama Airport, Toyama Prefecture, en route to the Matsumoto Airport, Nagano Prefecture. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the pilot and three passengers received fatal injuries.
The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Japan. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained by the Government of Japan. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB)
2-1-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-Ku,
Tokyo 100-8918, Japan
Phone: +81-3-5253-8814
Fax: +81-3-5253-1677
https://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# ANC17WA027