Istanbul - Istanbul

On October 4, 2007 at 06:44 PM, Istanbul - Istanbul experienced a crash involving Canadair CL-215, operated by Istanbul Büyüksehir Belediyesi, with the event recorded near Duru Lake Marmara Region (Marmara Bölgesi).

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

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew departed Istanbul-Atatürk Airport in the afternoon on a fire fighting mission. While completing a scooping manoeuver in Lake Duru located about 50 km northwest of Istanbul, the aircraft crashed and burned. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed. It was leased from Società Richerche Esperienze Meteorologiche (SOREM) to the Municipality of Istanbul (Istanbul Büyüksehir Belediyesi).

Aircraft reference details include registration I-SRME, MSN 1049, year of manufacture 1974.