Narrative:
The CL-215 fire fighting aircraft struck tree tops and crashed in a steep right bank, with the aircraft rolling in a near inverted attitude. The trees the aircraft struck were taller than the surrounding timber and blended into the background.
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Wednesday 19 June 1991 |
| Time: | 15:05 |
| Type: |  Canadair CL-215-1A10 |
| Operator: | Gouvernement du Québec |
| Registration: | C-GFQA |
| MSN: | 1091 |
| First flight: | 1986 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-83AM |
| 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: | 18 km (11.3 mls) W of Chute des Passes, QC ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Chicoutimi St Honoré Airport, QC (CYRC), Canada |
| Chicoutimi St Honoré Airport, QC (CYRC), Canada |
The CL-215 fire fighting aircraft struck tree tops and crashed in a steep right bank, with the aircraft rolling in a near inverted attitude. The trees the aircraft struck were taller than the surrounding timber and blended into the background.
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