Canadair CL-215 crash, Jun 26, 2016, Dervenochoria
Canadair CL-215 accident on June 26, 2016 near Dervenochoria, Central Greece, Greece with no fatalities. Cause: No official report found. BAAA lists...
- Date: June 26, 2016
- Aircraft: Canadair CL-215
- Location: Dervenochoria, Central Greece, Greece
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: No official report found. BAAA lists the left engine caught fire in flight for unknown reasons.
On 26 June 2016 a Hellenic Air Force Canadair CL 215 on a firefighting mission from Volos lost its left engine to fire in flight. The crew attempted an emergency landing in wooded terrain near Stefani in the Dervenochoria area, where the aircraft crashed and burned; both pilots escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. The reason for the engine fire was not determined in the sources read.