S64 Crash

[bell4can]

Bad news :

 

A S64 crashed in on a fire fighting mission in Corsica (France) this morning.

The crew (a french and a canadian) did not survived.

According to the french website (http://info.france2.fr/france/4076273-fr.php), it had some mechanical (?) problems and was going to land to a military base when the accident happened.

Was it a S64 from Canadian Air-Crane?

 

Bell4can

[Elvis]

Try this

 

 

http://www.faa.gov/avr/aai/K_0826_N.txt

[3BX2]

N248AC is Assigned

 

 

Assigned/Registered Aircraft

 

Aircraft Description

 

Serial Number 64066 Type Registration Corporation

Manufacturer Name ERICKSON Certificate Issue Date 10/09/2002

Model S64E Status Valid

Type Aircraft Rotorcraft Type Engine Turbo-Shaft

Pending Number Change None Dealer No

Date Change Authorized None Mode S Code 50446672

MFR Year 1968 Fractional Owner NO

 

 

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Registered Owner

 

Name ERICKSON AIR CRANE INC

Street PO BOX 3247

City CENTRAL POINT State OREGON Zip Code 97502-0010

County JACKSON

Country UNITED STATES

 

 

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Airworthiness

 

 

 

Engine Manufacturer P&W Classification Standard

Engine Model JFTD 12A Category Transport

 

A/W Date 02/14/2003

 

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[Rotorhead]

I'll save you the "cut and paste"...

 

http://info.france2.fr/france/4076273-fr.php

[412driver]

sure RH...great if your bilingual

[3BX2]

Use this Translator

[bell4can]

Here is the aircraft involved:

 

[412driver]

any word on who the canadian pilot was?

[sharkbait]

God Bless them whomever they are.

[bell4can]

412driver:

 

From Pprune:

 

Pilot: Kerry Walchucq (Canada)

Co-pilot: Jacques Pierrard (France)

 

RIP