Accident Douglas DC-6B F-ZBBU,
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Date:Saturday 19 July 1986
Time:11:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas DC-6B
Owner/operator:Securité Civile
Registration: F-ZBBU
MSN: 45219/815
Year of manufacture:1957
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-2800
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:3 km NNW of Cantallops -   Spain
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Fire fighting
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed into the eastern slope of the Puig Llobregat Mountain while fighting a wasteland fire.

Sources:

Aviation Letter 238
CIAIAC Boletín informativo 04/1986
Roberto Pla

Location

Images:


photo (c) geography_stuff / Charles; Puig Llobregat; February 2007; (CC:by-nc-nd)


photo (c) Francesc Moro Esteban; Puig Llobregat; 15 June 2013


photo (c) Francesc Moro Esteban; Puig Llobregat; 15 June 2013


photo (c) Francesc Moro Esteban; Puig Llobregat; 15 June 2013


photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Marseille-Marignane Airport (MRS); July 1984

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