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Accidents · NTSB ENG15WA029 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Embraer ERJ170 - 200STD incident near Niigata, Jp, July 7, 2015

On July 7, 2015 at about 6:00 am local time, a Embraer ERJ170 - 200STD, registered JA06FJ, was involved in an incident during enroute (climb to cruise) near Niigata. The NTSB record does not give the injuries. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

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

What the record shows

Date
July 7, 2015 · about 6:00 am local time
Place
Niigata, Japan
Type
Incident
Injuries
The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
Weather
conditions the NTSB did not record
Aircraft
Embraer ERJ170 - 200STD 200STD · all ERJ170 - 200STDs on the register
Registration
JA06FJ · no longer on the register
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Flight

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

On July 7, 2015, an Embraer ERJ170 experienced a bleed system failure during climb after take-off from New Chitose Airport (RJCC), Chitose, Japan. The aircraft diverted to Niigata Airport (RJSN). No one on board the aircraft was injured. The incident is being investigated by the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB). All inquiries should be directed to: Japan Transport Safety Board 2-1-2 Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (100-8918) Japan Website: www.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/english.html This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the Japan Transport Safety Board.

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. Pressure/environ sys malf/fail during enroute (climb to cruise) defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: retractable
  • Operator: Fuji Dream Airlines

The flight

  • Departed from: RJCC Chitose
  • Destination: RJAF Matsumoto

Weather at the time

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

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

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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.