ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 323472
| Date: | Saturday 15 July 2000 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CL-215-1A10 |
| Owner/operator: | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía |
| Registration: | 1048 |
| MSN: | 1048 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-83AM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Pelion Mountain, Magnisias -
 Greece
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Volos-Néa Anchialos Airport (VOL/LGBL) |
| Volos-Néa Anchialos Airport (VOL/LGBL) |
The CL-215 aircraft crashed on a mountain on the east coast of Greece. At sunup, the crew was trying to extinguish a forest fire 210 miles northeast of Athens. The crew was preparing to drop water and was making a right turn when the right wing hit the ground. The aircraft then exploded, killing the two crew members.
Sources:
Charalampos Douramakos (E-mail 9-10-2013)
TSB A00F0043
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