Bell 206B-2 EI-ONE, c/n 1761, of Helicopter Sales Leasing Ltd., photographed
at Weston on 11 August 2002. EI-ONE crashed near Lispole, Co.Kerry, just after
19:00 local time, 28 August, killing the pilot, the only person on board. The
B.206 was routing Farranfore - Tralee Racecourse (having flown from Weston earlier)
and appears to have gone off course while flying VFR in poor visibility, although
one report suggests that after stopping in Farranfore it landed in a field near
Dingle and then headed for the racecourse at Tralee. There was heavy fog reported
at the time in the area. The B.206 hit the side of the mountain range north
of Lispole on the Dingle peninsula and burned out.
(Photo: Andy Mac)
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