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Accidents · NTSB ANC14WA019 · Final report

Cessna 172M accident near Toyota City, Jp, March 5, 2014

On March 5, 2014 at about 3:35 am local time, a Cessna 172M, registered JA3853, was destroyed in an accident near Toyota City. 2 people were killed.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
March 5, 2014 · about 3:35 am local time
Place
Toyota City, Japan
Type
Accident
Injuries
2 people were killed.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172M · all 172Ms on the register
Registration
JA3853 · no longer on the register
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Flight

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

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The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Unknown or undetermined during unknown defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Not recorded

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Flight crew2

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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