Canadair CL-215 crash, Jan 27, 1989 (2 killed), Quiliano
Canadair CL-215 accident on January 27, 1989 near Quiliano, Liguria, Italy with 2 fatalities. Cause: Struck rocks during the final approach to the lake...
- Date: January 27, 1989
- Aircraft: Canadair CL-215
- Location: Quiliano, Liguria, Italy
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Struck rocks during the final approach to the lake while preparing to scoop water; no official finding was located.
A Canadair CL215 firefighting amphibian on a water scooping approach struck rocks on final approach to a lake at Quiliano, Liguria, and burst into flames. Both pilots were killed.