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Crash of a Canadair CL-215-1A10 in Lake Fanaco: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1996
Type of aircraft:
Canadair CL-215
Operator:
Registration:
I-CFSU
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Fire fighting
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1074
YOM:
1985
Location:
Lake Fanaco
Sicily
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a fire fighting mission and was supposed to land on Lake Fanaco to proceed to a scooping manoeuvre. For unknown reasons, the aircraft landed hard, causing the hull to rupture. The aircraft sank and was lost. A pilot was killed and the second was injured.

Crash of a Canadair CL-215-1A10 near San Massimo: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1991 at 1455 LT
Type of aircraft:
Canadair CL-215
Operator:
Registration:
I-CFSV
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Fire fighting
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Genoa - Genoa
MSN:
1077
YOM:
1983
Location:
San Massimo
Liguria
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a fire fighting mission in the Piana Crixia Regional Park, Liguria. After the load of water was dropped, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed on a mountain slope located near San Massimo, about 29 km northwest of Savona. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty as investigations were hampered because the aircraft was not equipped with a CVR. At the time of the accident, the copilot was the pilot-in-command and was under training in order to be promoted as captain.

Crash of a Canadair CL-215-1A10 in Quiliano: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1989
Type of aircraft:
Canadair CL-215
Operator:
Registration:
I-CFSS
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Fire fighting
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1071
YOM:
1983
Location:
Quiliano
Liguria
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Engaged in a fire fighting mission in the region of Quiliano, the crew was approaching a lake to proceed to a scooping maneuver when, on final approach, the aircraft struck rocks and crashed, bursting into flames. Both pilots were killed.
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