Pescara - Pescara

On July 23, 2007 at 06:06 PM, Pescara - Pescara experienced a crash involving Canadair CL-415, operated by SOREM - Società Ricerche Esperienze Meteorologiche, with the event recorded near Acciano Abruzzo.

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, 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 human factor. The crew departed Pescara-Liberi Airport at 1719LT on a fire fighting mission in the Sirente-Velino Regional Natural Park under callsign CAN19. While approaching the area under fire, the aircraft initiated a slight turn to the right when it collided with the top of a hill and disintegrated, bursting into flames. The wreckage was found at an altitude of 1,155 metres near Acciano. While the copilot was seriously injured, the captain was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-DPCX, MSN 2045, year of manufacture 2000.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.1765°, 13.7179°.