| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 08 MAR 2004 |
| Type: | Canadair CL-215-6B11 (CL-415) |
| Operator: | Securité Civile |
| Registration: | F-ZBEZ |
| C/n / msn: | 2018 |
| First flight: | 1996 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123AF |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Lac Sainte Croix (France)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The amphibian plane crashed while trying to scoop up water on the Lac Sainte Croix during a training exercise.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.