Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172P

21 May 2001 · Kuwana Mie Pre., Japan · Fatal

Summary

On 21 May 2001 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 172P, operated by Nakanihon Air Service, was involved in an accident near Kuwana Mie Pre., Japan. 10 people were on board and 8 died. 2 people on the ground also died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 02:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Kuwana Mie Pre., Japan
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172P
Registration
Not recorded
Category
Airplane
Operator
Nakanihon Air Service
Operating rule
Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Nagoya → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
NTSB number
SEA01WA099

People

8 people died, including 2 on the ground.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured On the ground
10 8 0 0 0 2

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.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
Cessna 172P - Nakanihon Air Service Destroyed
Aerospatiale AS332 - Nakanihon Air Service Destroyed

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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26 Jun 2002 Boeing 767-200
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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All 168 records in Japan