Robinson R-22B

Summary

On 27 October 2007 at about 15:05 local time, a Robinson R-22B, operated by Osaka Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Yao-City, Japan. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 October 2007 at 15:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Yao-City, Japan

Coordinates

34.5333, 135.5000

Aircraft

Robinson R-22B

Registration

Not recorded

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Osaka Aviation Inc.

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Yao-City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ANC08WA013

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 October 27, 2007, about 1505 Japan Standard Time, a Robinson R-22B helicopter, JA-102D, was destroyed by impact and postimpact fire when it crashed onto railway tracks near Yao-City, Japan. The helicopter, operated by Osaka Aviation Inc., Osaka, Japan, was returning to the airport at the conclusion of a helicopter demonstration flight. The flight was conducted under the provisions of the Civil Aviation Regulations of Japan. The pilot and the passenger received fatal 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.