ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 31112
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| 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 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Okazaki, Toyokawa -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Susono, Shizuoka |
| Toyota City | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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
Sources:
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]
Revision history:
| 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] |
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