# NTSB WAS04WA012: Sikorsky S-64E, N248AC, Bastia, Corsica, France, August 26, 2004

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 26, 2004, 07:01 local (07:01 UTC)
- Place: Bastia, Corsica, France
- Coordinates: 41.944447, 9.352677 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9444&lon=9.3527&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: AAI-100
- NTSB case key (mKey): 59987
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WAS04WA012
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59987/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WAS04WA012

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N248AC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N248AC-2009-04-06), registration cancelled 2009-04-06, S/N 64066, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Sikorsky S-64E
- Registry model: [Erickson S64E](https://openairdocs.org/model/erickson-s64e) (registry code 7400000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JFTD12A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jftd12a-series) (registry code 52047, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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