Last updated: 7 March 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 8 August 2020 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: |  Canadair CL-215-1A10 |
| Operated by: | Babcock |
| On behalf of: | Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil |
| Registration: | EC-HET |
| C/n / msn: | 1034 |
| First flight: | 1974 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Lindoso ( Spain)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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A Canadair CL-215-1A10 firefighting airplane, registration EC-HET, was destroyed when it impacted hilly terrain during a firefighting operation Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês area on the Portuguese/Spanish border. The accident occurred 1-2 km inside Spanish territory.
The Portuguese pilot died in the crash, the Spanish co-pilot sustained serious injuries.
Sources:
» observador.ptPhotos
accident date: 08-08-2020
type: Canadair CL-215-1A10
registration: EC-HET
Video, social media
Morreu piloto português do Canadair que se despenhou no Gerêshttps://t.co/0rzuv1sVB0 pic.twitter.com/gFjub8OP2D
— Centro TV (@CentroTVpt) August 8, 2020
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
