Cessna 208 VH-FAY

Summary

On 27 September 2018 at about 06:26 local time, a Cessna 208 registered VH-FAY was involved in an accident near Narita, Japan. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 September 2018 at 06:26

Classification

Accident

Location

Narita, Japan

Coordinates

37.0703, 141.6728

Aircraft

Cessna 208

Registration

VH-FAY

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ANC18WA078

1 person 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 September 27, 2018, at 0626 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 208B airplane, VH-FAY, disappeared from radar during cruise flight over international waters, about 185Km northeast of Narita International Airport. Parts from the destroyed airplane were located and recovered from the ocean. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane had departed Saipan Northern Mariana Islands, destined for Sapporo Japan. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Australia. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Australia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) P.O. Box 967, Civic Square Canberra A.C.T. 2608 Australia Tel: +612 6274 6054 Fax: +612 6274 6434 www.atsb.gov.au

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.