2015 Villa Castelli mid-air collision
On 9 March 2015, two Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil helicopters collided mid-air near Villa Castelli, Argentina, killing all ten people on board both aircraft.
A Eurocopter AS350B3 Écureuil similar to the two involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 March 2015 |
| Summary | Mid-air collision |
| Site | Villa Castelli, La Rioja Province, Argentina 29°01′05″S 68°13′37″W |
| Total fatalities | 10 |
| Total survivors | 0 |
| First aircraft | |
| Type | Eurocopter AS350B3 Écureuil |
| Registration | LQ-CGK |
| Occupants | 5 |
| Passengers | 4 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Second aircraft | |
| Type | Eurocopter AS350B3 Écureuil |
| Registration | LQ-FJQ |
| Occupants | 5 |
| Passengers | 4 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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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