Haneda crash probe focuses on last 2 minutes of silence

Safety board investigates human errors behind deadly accident

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The Jan. 2 crash at Haneda Airport killed five of the Japan Coast Guard plane's six crew members. Everyone aboard the Japan Airlines jet, shown above, escaped alive. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)

KOJI MURAKOSHI and AZUSA KOMAKI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- The lead-up to the Haneda Airport runway collision is coming under scrutiny in the government's investigation, with a focus on the two minutes after the last communication between the smaller plane and air traffic control.

The final exchange between the airport's control tower and the coast guard plane on Jan. 2 came at 5:45 p.m., according to a transcript released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

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