Overview
- The aircraft departed Saga Airport around 10:13 a.m. bound for Yao Airport and lost contact shortly after takeoff.
- A distress signal was detected around 10:31–10:35 a.m., and residents reported a crash with black smoke around 10:45 a.m.
- Helicopter search-and-rescue teams reached the mountain site around midday and found three people, whose deaths were confirmed at the scene.
- The flight plan listed three men including a pilot from Kyoto, with identities pending formal confirmation by police.
- The wreckage was extensively damaged and burned, and the aircraft is believed to be a Cirrus SR20 owned by one of the listed occupants, as investigators examine the cause.