Socata TBM 700 N702AV

Summary

On 14 August 2017 at about 03:15 local time, a Socata TBM 700 registered N702AV was involved in an accident near Zemyo, Japan. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 August 2017 at 03:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Zemyo, Japan

Coordinates

34.6600, 136.0000

Aircraft

Socata TBM 700

Registration

N702AV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Yao → Fukushima

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ANC17WA048

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 Aug 14, 2017, at 1215 Japan standard time, a United States registered Socata TBM 700 airplane, N702AV, operated by a private individual, was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain under unknown circumstances near Zemyo in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from Yao Airport and was destined for Fukushima Airport. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Japan Transport Safety Board. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Japanese government. 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

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.