WAS04WA012

NTSB accident investigation · Sikorsky S-64E · Bastia, Corsica, France · August 26, 2004

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
August 26, 2004, 07:01 local (07:01 UTC)
Place
Bastia, Corsica, France
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N248ACSikorsky S-64E
Weather
Visual (VMC)
Lead agency
Other
Parties
AAI-100
Case key
59987

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Aircraft

Registration
N248AC
Reported as
Sikorsky S-64E
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Air drop · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Erickson Air Crane Co, doing business as Same
Departed
Bastia, Corsica
Destination
Bastia, Corsica
Flight plan
Unknown

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC)