A door fell off an Air Self-Defence Force (ASDF) transport helicopter and landed on a remote island in the southwest of Japan, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. The accident, which involved a large rear cargo door weighing over 30 kg plummeting from a CH-47 transport helicopter on Tuesday and onto a field, caused no injuries or damage, the Japan Times reported.

The incident occurred as the large transportation chopper was flying over Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan's Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera said. The CH-47 transport helicopter which lost its door was carrying four crew members when the incident occurred at about 6.50 p.m. on Tuesday. The chopper was involved in training drills at the time of the accident, taking off and landing at a small base on Okinoerabu Island.