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Date: | Thursday 27 October 2022 |
Type: |
Canadair CL-215-6B11 (CL-415) |
Operator: | Vigili del Fuoco |
Registration: | I-DPCN |
MSN: | 2070 |
First flight: | |
Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123AF |
Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | near Linguaglossa, Sicily ( |
Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
Nature: | Fire fighting |
Departure airport: | Lamezia-Terme-S Eufemia Airport (SUF/LICA), Italy |
Destination airport: | ? |
A Canadair CL-415 fire fighting plane impacted the side of a mountain near Linguaglossa. Both pilots died in the accident.
The aircraft was fighting a forest fire and had just released its load of water when it contacted the downlope of a mountain and broke up.
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