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| Date: | Friday 15 January 1982 |
| Time: | c. 1330 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172E |
| Owner/operator: | Nippon Sangyo Airways |
| Registration: | JA3212 |
| MSN: | 17251099 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Lake Biwa, Shiga -
 Japan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed into a mountain.
CAUSE
The presumed cause of this accident is recognized to be the steering that resulted in a sudden descent with the engine still under power; however, the reason for such steering could not be clarified.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Aviation News Vol.10 No.20, Mar/1982.
https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/aircraft/rep-acci/58-1-JA3212.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2015 16:58 | JINX | Added |
| 20-Mar-2022 13:06 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jul-2025 12:15 | HanayoPlus | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jul-2025 12:16 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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