On the afternoon of the 9th, a lightweight small plane crashed into a waterway beside a field in Nanporo Town, Hokkaido, and a man in his 70s who was piloting was slightly injured in his waist.
Before 2:00 pm on the 9th, a man passing by called the police on the Nanporo-cho Minami 14 Route, saying, ``There is something like a glider crashing in the field.''
When the police confirmed the scene, it was said that a lightweight small plane had crashed into the waterway beside the field from the tip.
In this accident, a man in his 70s living in Sapporo, who was piloting the plane, hit his lower back and suffered minor injuries.
The area around the site is dotted with fields and houses, but there is no other damage information.
According to the police, the injured man boarded a small lightweight plane alone from the plaza in Nanporo-cho around 1:30 pm on the 9th and flew off to enjoy his hobby of maneuvering.
The man told the police that the speed had slowed down about 20 minutes after taking off, and that "the altitude gradually decreased, and the engine seemed to stop at a height of about 1.5 meters." , the police are investigating the cause of the accident.