| Date: | Tuesday 30 July 1996 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CL-215-1A10 |
| Owner/operator: | SISAM - Società Italiana Servizi Aerei Mediterranei, lsf CFS |
| Registration: | I-CFSU |
| MSN: | 1074 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-83AM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lago Fanaco -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Palermo (unknown airport) |
The CL-215 touched down hard on a lake in an attempt to scoop water to fight a forest fire. The hull ruptured, causing the plane to sink.
Sources:
BAAA-ACRO
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Milano-Malpensa Airport (MXP); July 1978
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