I-CFSS
Flight / Schedule
I-CFSS
Aircraft
Canadair CL-215Registration
I-CFSS
MSN
1071
Year of Manufacture
1983
Date
January 27, 1989 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Fire fighting
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Quiliano Liguria
Region
Europe • Italy
Coordinates
44.2925°, 8.4127°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On January 27, 1989 at 12:00 AM, I-CFSS experienced a crash involving Canadair CL-215, operated by Socièta Italiana Servizi Aerei Mediterranei - SISAM, with the event recorded near Quiliano Liguria.
The flight was categorized as fire fighting and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.
2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. Engaged in a fire fighting mission in the region of Quiliano, the crew was approaching a lake to proceed to a scooping maneuver when, on final approach, the aircraft struck rocks and crashed, bursting into flames. Both pilots were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration I-CFSS, MSN 1071, year of manufacture 1983.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.2925°, 8.4127°.
Fatalities
Total
2
Crew
2
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
Engaged in a fire fighting mission in the region of Quiliano, the crew was approaching a lake to proceed to a scooping maneuver when, on final approach, the aircraft struck rocks and crashed, bursting into flames. Both pilots were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 2
Operational Details
Flight Type
Fire fighting
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Italy