ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45933
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| Date: | Monday 21 May 2001 |
| Time: | 02:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Nakanihon Air Service (NAS) |
| Registration: | JA4201 |
| MSN: | 17275979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kuwana, Mie -
 Japan
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Nagoya |
| Nagoya | |
| Investigating agency: | JTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On May 21, 2001, approximately 0230 Universal Coordinated Time, a Cessna 172P collided with an Aerospatiale AS332 helicopter over Kuwana Mie Prefecture, Japan. Two individuals in the Cessna, two individuals in the Aerospatiale, and two individuals on the ground received fatal injuries. Both aircraft were operated by Nakanihon Air Service of Nagoya, Japan. Both aircraft were on instructional flights. According to local authorities the helicopter took off from Nagoya Airport, which is located about 30 kilometers northeast of Kuwana, about 30 minutes prior to the accident. The Cessna departed the same location about 18 minutes later. After the mid-air collision, both aircraft crashed into a residential area in Kuwana.
Sources:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020204X00179&key=1
http://www.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/aircraft/rep-acci/2002-8-JA4201-JA6787.pdf
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Feb-2010 10:00 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2020 18:14 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2020 18:16 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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