Date:	Friday 24 January 1997
Time:	16:32
Type:	Aérospatiale SA 365N2 Dauphin 2
Owner/operator:	Toyota Motor Corp.(op by Nihon Flying Service KK)
Registration:	JA6681
MSN:	6421
Year of manufacture:	1991
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Okazaki, Toyokawa -   Japan
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Susono, Shizuoka
Destination airport:	Toyota City
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Whilst en route from Susono to Toyota City, the helicopter reported over Toyokawa, about 35km. from its destination, at 1,500 feet. Shortly after this, the helicopter apparently hit trees on the side of a low hill (1,250 feet) at the 1,100 feet level and crashed. The accident happened in daylight (16:32 Local time) but in poor weather with reduced visibility in snow

1. Flight International 15-21 April 1998
2. http://www.scramble.nl/ [Scramble 216]
3. http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/se365show.asp?start=401&count=50]

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
27-Sep-2008 01:00	ASN archive	Added
17-Jan-2009 00:57	harro	Updated
07-Jan-2012 09:56	harro	Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ]
19-Dec-2012 10:20	TB	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ]
09-Feb-2013 10:39	TB	Updated [Phase, Narrative, ]
28-Nov-2016 23:07	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]