72201

On July 11, 1984 at 12:00 AM, 72201 experienced a crash involving Canadair CL-215, operated by Yugoslav Air Force - Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo i Protivvazdušna Odbrana, with the event recorded near Zadar Zadar.

The flight was categorized as fire fighting and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Engaged in a fire fighting mission, the crew was completing a scoop maneuver off Zadar when the left float struck the water surface and was torn off. Out of control, the airplane water looped and sank. Two crew members were rescued while the third was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 72201, MSN 1066, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.1179°, 15.2292°.