Canadair CL-215 crash, Aug 8, 2020 (1 killed), Lobios
Canadair CL-215 accident on August 8, 2020 near Lobios, Galicia, Spain with 1 fatality. Cause: Erroneous assessment of the aircraft's ability to climb...
- Date: August 8, 2020
- Aircraft: Canadair CL-215
- Location: Lobios, Galicia, Spain
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Erroneous assessment of the aircraft's ability to climb over the mountain.
A Canadair CL 215 water bomber operated by Babcock Spain for Portuguese civil protection was fighting a fire near the border when it flew too low and hit the ground near Lobios in Spain. The tail detached and the cockpit was destroyed. One pilot was killed, and the other was seriously injured and died of his injuries in September 2020. Investigators pointed to an erroneous assessment of the aircraft's ability to climb over the mountain.