Yame, Fukuoka Pref., Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Three people were found in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest in a possible plane crash in the city of Yame in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka on Tuesday. Around 10:40 a.m., a local resident made an emergency call to fire authorities saying that what appears to be a Cessna aircraft crashed, leaving black smoke. The office of Kyushu-Saga International Airport had lost contact with a small aircraft that left the airport in the city of Saga, the capital of the namesake prefecture adjacent to Fukuoka, with three men on board. The aircraft issued a distress signal after the departure, according to the office. The plane arrived at Kyushu-Saga International Airport from Yao Airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Monday. According to its flight plan, the plane was scheduled to leave Kyushu-Saga International Airport around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday and arrive back at Yao Airport around 12:45 p.m. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
3 Found with No Signs of Life after Plane Crash in Fukuoka Pref.
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