What happened
During an aerial firefighting operation conducted over the Pyrenees Mountains, an aircraft crashed while attempting to climb. The mission involved dispersing water onto an active fire in the region. Following the completion of the water drop, the flight crew attempted to increase their altitude. During this maneuver, the aircraft type struck a rock formation on the southern slope of Puig Llobregat (also known as Mt de la Pouge), situated northeast of the Perthus Pass.
The impact resulted in the total destruction of the aircraft. There were four fatalities among the crew members involved in the mission, with no survivors reported from the flight.