ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44727
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| Date: | 26-AUG-2004 |
| Time: | 09:01 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-64E (CH-54A) |
| Operator: | Erickson Air-Crane, opf. Hélipaca |
| Registration: | N248AC |
| C/n / msn: | 64-066 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Vix, Ventiseri, Corsica -
 France
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Bastia, Corsica |
| Bastia, Corsica |
On August 26, 2004, at 0901 local time (0701 universal coordinated time - UTC ) a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane, N248AC, crashed on a fire-fighting mission near Bastia, Corsica. Initial reports stated that an in-flight break-up occurred after a water-spreading mission. The aircraft impacted on terrain and was destroyed. Both persons on board were fatally injured.
The ex CH-54A Tarhe/68-18461/US Army, named "Helitanker 735", had been least to French operator Hélipaca and was being operated on behalf of the French Ministry of Interior. Erickson Air-Crane, Inc., holds the type certificate for the S-64. They sent three technical assistants to the site. They are working directly under the Investigator-in-Charge (IIC), as well as serving as Advisors to the NTSB.
Sources:
1. http://www3.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20041028X01713&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Dec-2009 10:18 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2010 00:54 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2011 09:54 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2011 09:56 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
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