| Date: | Thursday 4 August 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CL-215-1A10 |
| Owner/operator: | Securité Civile |
| Registration: | F-ZBBR |
| MSN: | 1001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-83AM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | S of Marseille -
 France
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
The CL-215, Pélican 01, was engaged in a fire fighting mission near Marseille, France. The aircraft struck a tree and crashed in a wooded area in the Marseilleveyre Mountain Range. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.
Sources:
BAAA-ACRO
www.aerosteles.net
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Marseille-Marignane Airport (MRS); March 1977
photo (c) Jan Bekker; Lacanau-Ocean; June 1981
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