Crash of Japanese-Owned Helicopter Kills 11 in Chinese Port of Tianjin
A helicopter crashed in the port city of Tianjin on Friday, killing all 11 people aboard, including a Japanese pilot, the Japanese Embassy said.
The helicopter, which belonged to the Japanese company Asahi Koyo, crashed near Tianjin airport, embassy officials said.
According to the state-run Civil Aviation Administration of China, the helicopter had two pilots. One was Japanese, but he was not identified, the officials said; the other 10 people aboard were Chinese.
The officials said the nature of the flight was not known although they said it was possible that Asahi Koyo is a company involved in marine resource development.
Cause of the crash was unknown.
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