Bastia - Marseille

On August 25, 1996 at 12:00 AM, Bastia - Marseille experienced a crash involving Grumman S-2 Tracker, operated by Sécurité civile française, with the event recorded near Corsica All France.

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 pilot departed Bastia Airport on a flight to Marseille when he was called for a last fire fighting mission in the afternoon. While flying at low height over hilly terrain, the aircraft struck obstacles and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-ZBFO, MSN 419, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.6553°, 9.4397°.