Grumman S-2 Tracker crash, Aug 20, 2005 (2 killed), Valgorge
Grumman S-2 Tracker accident on August 20, 2005 near Valgorge, Ardèche, France with 2 fatalities. Cause: Not determined. Collision with hilly terrain...
- Date: August 20, 2005
- Aircraft: Grumman S-2 Tracker
- Location: Valgorge, Ardèche, France
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not determined. Collision with hilly terrain during a retardant drop; no official cause was found in the sources.
A Grumman S-2 Tracker operated by the French civil security service was dispatched from Marseille to fight a forest fire west of Aubenas. After another Tracker had made its retardant drop, the second aircraft collided with hilly terrain near Valgorge and burst into flames. Both pilots were killed.