The crash of two Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters during night training off a remote Tokyo island last month is highly likely to have been caused by human factors, the Defense Ministry said Thursday.
The two SH-60K helicopters crashed into the sea because they collided, the ministry said, explaining that their flight recorders recorded a large impact simultaneously.
Meanwhile, no abnormalities were found in the operation of equipment or the flight conditions.
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