Incident Overview

Date: Monday 4 March 1957
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando
Owner/operator: Japan Air Self-Defense Force – JASDF
Registration Number: 51-1110
Location: W off Yonago-Miho Air Base (YGJ) – ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: Cessna 172 aircraft control surfaces and flight control system.Cessna 172 aircraft control surfaces and flight control system.
Category: Accident
A small Cessna 172 aircraft experienced a sudden loss of control during routine flight near a mountainous terrain. The pilot initiated a go-around, but the aircraft drifted significantly off course.A small Cessna 172 aircraft experienced a sudden loss of control during routine flight near a mountainous terrain. The pilot initiated a go-around, but the aircraft drifted significantly off course.

Description

Ditched.

Source of Information

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yndRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vwAEAAAAIBAJ&hl=fr&pg=2294%2C1543006, http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?44988-Accident-Report-JASDF-aircraft-accidents-in-1965-to-2005-in-Japanhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yndRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vwAEAAAAIBAJ&hl=fr&pg=2294%2C1543006, http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?44988-Accident-Report-JASDF-aircraft-accidents-in-1965-to-2005-in-Japan

Primary Cause

Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions and pilot error during a go-around.Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions and pilot error during a go-around.

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