Cessna 404

Summary

On 15 November 2007 at about 10:30 local time, a Cessna 404, operated by Showa Aviation Company, was involved in an accident near Nakatsugawa, Japan. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 November 2007 at 10:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Nakatsugawa, Japan

Coordinates

36.5500, 138.4167

Aircraft

Cessna 404

Registration

Not recorded

Category

Airplane

Operator

Showa Aviation Company

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nakatsugawa → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ANC08WA021

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On November 15, 2007, about 1030 Japan Standard Time, a Cessna 404 airplane, JA-5257, was destroyed when it collided with steep terrain on the slopes of Mt. Etna, near Nakatsugawa City, Japan. The airplane, operated by Showa Aviation Co., was conducting a photo flight in the area. The flight was conducted under the provisions of the Civil Aviation Regulations of Japan. The pilot and the photographer received fatal injuries. A company engineer received serious injuries. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Japan. This report is for informational purposes only, and contains only the information released by, or obtained from the Government of Japan. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft and Railways Accidents Investigation Commission Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport 2-1-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8918, Japan

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.