Crash of a Grumman S-2F-1 Tracker near La Roque-d’Anthéron: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 13, 1987
Operator:
Registration:
F-ZBEZ
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Marseille - Marseille
MSN:
316
YOM:
1957
Flight number:
Pélican 18
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was engaged in a fire fighting mission in the Luberon, north of La Roque-d’Anthéron, Bouches-du-Rhône. While flying at low height, the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed.
