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▼ Woman Dies After Glider Crashes During Student Contest In Eastern Japan
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A woman was killed on Sunday in a crash during a university glider competition in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, local police said.
Police found the pilot, a woman believed to be in her 20s, at the crash site near the Tone River in Kumagaya after receiving an emergency call from a witness.
The glider belonged to Keio University, one of six universities taking part in the competition, the Japan Students Aviation League said Monday, adding that she is a student at the Tokyo-based educational institution.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism classified the crash as an aviation accident, and the Japan Transport Safety Board appointed investigators.
According to police, the glider took off from the Menuma Gliding Field along the Tone River. The league said it may have crashed a few minutes after takeoff.
The glider headed south and climbed to an altitude of around 350 to 400 meters before apparently crashing north of the takeoff site.
Gliders are winch launched from this airfield, the league said, and a safety device connecting the cable to the aircraft was discovered after the crash to be broken.
Police found the pilot, a woman believed to be in her 20s, at the crash site near the Tone River in Kumagaya after receiving an emergency call from a witness.
The glider belonged to Keio University, one of six universities taking part in the competition, the Japan Students Aviation League said Monday, adding that she is a student at the Tokyo-based educational institution.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism classified the crash as an aviation accident, and the Japan Transport Safety Board appointed investigators.
According to police, the glider took off from the Menuma Gliding Field along the Tone River. The league said it may have crashed a few minutes after takeoff.
The glider headed south and climbed to an altitude of around 350 to 400 meters before apparently crashing north of the takeoff site.
Gliders are winch launched from this airfield, the league said, and a safety device connecting the cable to the aircraft was discovered after the crash to be broken.
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