Bell 412 JA97NA
5 March 2017 · Matsumoto, Japan · Fatal
Summary
On 5 March 2017 at about 04:53 local time, a Bell 412 registered JA97NA was involved in an accident near Matsumoto, Japan. 9 people were on board and 9 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Matsumoto, Japan
- Coordinates
- 36.2339, 138.0489
- Aircraft
- Bell 412
- Registration
- JA97NA
- Category
- Helicopter
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- NTSB number
- ANC17RA019
People
9 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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.
Other Bell 412 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2018 | Bell 412EP | Nakanojo, Japan | - | Fatal | 9 |
| 17 Aug 2015 | Bell 412 | Whittier, California, United States | County of Los Angeles Fire Department | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2019 | Bell 412 | Port Said City, Egypt | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2021 | Bell 412 | Ejea de los Caballeros, Spain | - | Unknown | - |
| 29 Dec 2021 | Bell 412 | Quillen-Neuquen district, Argentina | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Mar 2022 | Bell 412 | Coelemu, Chile | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2017 | Boeing 777 | Osaka, Japan | KLM | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2017 | Boeing 747-87UF | Narita, Japan | Atlas Air | Unknown | - |
| 14 Aug 2017 | Socata TBM 700 | Zemyo, Japan | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jun 2017 | Cessna 172 | Tateyama, Japan | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 7 Jun 2017 | Boeing 747 451 | Tokyo, Japan | Delta Air Lines | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Boeing 787-9 | Fukushima, Japan | - | Serious injuries | - |