GSDF plane crash apparently caused by crew unaware autopilot was off

GSDF plane crash apparently caused by crew unaware autopilot was off

File photo taken on May 16, 2017, shows the wreckage of a Ground Self-Defense Force aircraft, which crashed into a mountain in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The GSDF said Sept. 13 that the fatal crash of the LR-2 reconnaissance aircraft amid low visibility was apparently caused by the crew being unaware the autopilot system had been switched off. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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