Probe into chopper-plane collision begins

Probe into chopper-plane collision begins

KUWANA, Japan - Members of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry's Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission on May 20 probe into the previous day's midair collision between a helicopter and a light airplane over Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, in western Japan. Six people were killed in the accident.

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