In the accident where a small helicopter crashed in Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture, an accident investigator of the Japan Transport Safety Board conducted an on-site investigation on the 7th, and the tail part was found about 200 meters away from the aircraft. It was revealed that it was a place.
Before 7:00 am on the 7th, a small helicopter crashed on the footpath in a field in Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture, killing Ryo Kato (28), a doctor in Fukui City who was operating.
According to police, Mr. Kato boarded a helicopter alone and was on his way from a heliport in Oi Town, Kanagawa Prefecture, to Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture.
On the 8th, two aviation accident investigators of the Japan Transport Safety Board went to the site on the 7th and confirmed with the police that the broken aircraft and parts were scattered.
According to investigators, the cockpit and engine remained at the crash site, while the tail wing behind the aircraft was found about 200 meters away.
Katsuya Okuyama, general aviation accident investigator of the Japan Transport Safety Board, said, "In the future, I would like to move the aircraft to another location and examine the cut surface, etc., and analyze the cause of the accident in detail, such as how the aircraft broke." I did.