TOKYO — A U.S. military Osprey aircraft crashed into the sea near Yakushima island in southern Japan with eight people onboard, the U.S. Air Force said Wednesday.
The Japanese Coast Guard said earlier that at least one person was recovered from the crash scene and taken to a hospital, where he died.
The Japanese Coast Guard received an emergency call around 2:45 p.m. reporting the crash off the coast of Yakushima, a small, remote island in the Kagoshima prefecture, in the southernmost part of Japan.
The aircraft’s left engine appeared to be on fire as it descended into the sea, reported NHK, Japan’s main broadcaster.
In August, three U.S. Marines were killed when an Osprey crashed during routine exercises in Australia.
The Marine Corps, the service perhaps most associated with the Osprey, ordered a safety stand down in September for all of its aircraft following a string of mishaps, including the crash in Australia.
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