2015 Villa Castelli mid-air collision

2015 Villa Castelli mid-air collision
A Eurocopter AS350B3 Écureuil similar to the two involved
Accident
Date9 March 2015 (2015-03-09)
SummaryMid-air collision
SiteVilla Castelli, La Rioja Province, Argentina
29°01′05″S 68°13′37″W / 29.01806°S 68.22694°W / -29.01806; -68.22694
Total fatalities10
Total survivors0
First aircraft
TypeEurocopter AS350B3 Écureuil
RegistrationLQ-CGK
Occupants5
Passengers4
Crew1
Fatalities5
Survivors0
Second aircraft
TypeEurocopter AS350B3 Écureuil
RegistrationLQ-FJQ
Occupants5
Passengers4
Crew1
Fatalities5
Survivors0

On 9 March 2015, two Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil helicopters collided mid-air near Villa Castelli, Argentina, killing all ten people on board both aircraft.

The helicopters had just departed together from the same spot and collided during the initial climb-out. They were transporting production staff and guests for the French reality TV series Dropped, and among the victims were French sailor Florence Arthaud, swimmer Camille Muffat and boxer Alexis Vastine.


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