Calvi - Calvi

On September 24, 1990 at 12:00 AM, Calvi - Calvi experienced a crash involving Grumman S-2 Tracker, operated by Sécurité civile française, with the event recorded near Calenzana Haute-Corse.

The flight was categorized as fire fighting and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is weather. The pilot departed Calvi-Sainte Catherine Airport on a fire fighting mission in the Balagne region. While flying at low height and fighting a fire, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near Calenzana. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-ZBAT, MSN 29, year of manufacture 1957.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.5084°, 8.8553°.