2015 Villa Castelli mid-air collision
A Eurocopter AS350B3 Écureuil similar to the two involved in the collision | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 March 2015 |
| Summary | Mid-air collision |
| Site | Villa Castelli, La Rioja Province, Argentina 29°01′05″S 68°13′37″W / 29.01806°S 68.22694°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 |
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 French sports stars participating in the French reality TV series Dropped. Among the victims were French sailor Florence Arthaud, swimmer Camille Muffat and boxer Alexis Vastine.