Global Information1999 Tramore helicopter crash information
 An Irish Air Corps Aerospatiale SA-365F Dauphin 2 similar to the one that crashed | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 July 1999 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Tramore Bay, County Waterford, Republic of Ireland 52°09′04″N 7°06′05″W / 52.15101°N 7.1014°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Eurocopter Dauphin |
| Operator | Irish Air Corps for Irish Marine Emergency Service |
| Call sign | Rescue 111 |
| Registration | DH248 |
| Flight origin | Waterford Airport, Republic of Ireland |
| Occupants | 4 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Tramore Bay
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Location of crash siteShortly after midnight on 02 July 1999, a Eurocopter Dauphin search and rescue helicopter operated by the Irish Air Corps crashed into the sand dunes behind Tramore beach in Co. Waterford while returning from a mission. All four crew aboard were killed.[1] The helicopter had attempted to land at its base in nearby Waterford Airport, but was unable to due to heavy fog.[2][3]
- ^ "Four killed in Air Corps helicopter crash". RTÉ News. 2 July 1999. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ Boland, Rosita (8 January 2022). "The crash of Rescue 111: 'The worst silence I ever heard in all my life'". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ Foley, Kieran (12 Jul 2019). "Tramore remembers crew of Rescue 111". Munster Express. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 13 Feb 2023.