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| Date: | Saturday 27 May 2000 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Heli-Ile de Beaute |
| Registration: | F-GCKN |
| MSN: | 24 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Calenzana, Forêst de Bonifatu, Haute-Corse 2B -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Calenzana, Forêst de Bonifatu, Corsica |
| Calenzana, Forêst de Bonifatu, Corsica | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Written off 27.5.2000: Crashed and destroyed in the Calenzana, Forêst de Bonifatu, Corsica. During sling-load operations the crew lost tail rotor control and crashed, killing both pilot and passenger/air loadmaster
Sources:
1. http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2000/f-cn000527/pdf/f-cn000527.pdf (French text)
2. http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/2001/2001%20-%201480.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Jun-2014 01:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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