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| Date: | Friday 4 October 2024 |
| Time: | 12:18 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-802A Fire Boss |
| Owner/operator: | Field Air |
| Registration: | VH-RFM |
| MSN: | 802A-0848 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2020 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-67F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Lake Marathon, Athens -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Air Tractor AT-802A Fire Boss firefighting plane force landed at the shore of Lake Marathon. According to the pilot, he was unable to release the landing gear and therefore landed on the surface of the lake. The pilot was not injured.
Sources:
www.protothema.gr
https://www.protothema.gr/greece/article/1547798/deite-fotografies-apo-to-simeio-pou-prosgeiothike-to-purosvestiko-aeroskafos-dipla-sti-limni-marathona/
https://globe.airplanes.live/?icao=7c56d0&lat=38.165&lon=23.884&zoom=14.4&showTrace=2024-10-04
https://www.alphatv.gr/news/koinonia/article/175700/prosudatosi-sti-limni-tou-marathona/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-rfm#3763c588
https://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/au/RFM
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11100818
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2024 13:47 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Oct-2024 14:37 | nikitas | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, ] |
| 04-Oct-2024 15:42 | AgOps | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 04-Oct-2024 15:43 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2024 16:15 | vasilf | Updated [Source, ] |
| 05-Oct-2024 16:30 | vasilf | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Oct-2024 17:30 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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