Crash of a Canadair CL-215-1A10 in Lake Fanaco: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 30, 1996
Operator:
Registration:
I-CFSU
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1074
YOM:
1985
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.
