Genoa - Genoa

On August 6, 1991 at 02:55 PM, Genoa - Genoa experienced a crash involving Canadair CL-215, operated by Socièta Italiana Servizi Aerei Mediterranei - SISAM, with the event recorded near San Massimo Liguria.

The flight was categorized as fire fighting and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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. The crew was engaged in a fire fighting mission in the Piana Crixia Regional Park, Liguria. After the load of water was dropped, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed on a mountain slope located near San Massimo, about 29 km northwest of Savona. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-CFSV, MSN 1077, year of manufacture 1983.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.3476°, 9.1906°.