Marseille - Marseille

On November 17, 1997 at 10:30 AM, Marseille - Marseille experienced a crash involving Canadair CL-415, operated by Sécurité civile française, with the event recorded near La Ciotat Bouches-du-Rhône.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew departed Marseille-Marignane Airport with three other similar aircraft to conduct a training mission in the bay of La Ciotat. Following several scooping manoeuvres, the crew simulated an engine failure and then performed a complete landing when the aircraft suffered severe vibrations. The crew increased engine power in an attempt to take off when the seaplane overturned and came to rest upside down. The copilot was seriously injured while the captain was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-ZBFQ, MSN 2025, year of manufacture 1996.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.1737°, 5.6105°.