C-GSFS (Cessna Aircraft Company 152) — accident record & aircraft history

This airframe was written off — TSB records the aircraft destroyed on August 4, 1989. No route data will appear.

Safety history

September 4, 1989AccidentHull loss
The twin engine aircraft, departed Aubenas-Vals-Lanas Airport on a firefighting mission on behalf of the French Sécurité Civile. While approaching the zone under fire at low height, the aircraft struck the ground and exploded. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were killed.
Fokker F27 Friendship · 2 fatalities
The accident was the result of loss of control in a presentation turn at a very low height. This loss of control was the result of an overly brutal maneuver by the crew because the airplane's position at the start of the presentation was wrong. Full accident record

Worst recorded outcome: destroyed (August 4, 1989).

August 4, 1989Accidentdestroyed
Fairchild F-27 MK 600 · Laval-pradel, Gard River · 2 fatalities · A89H0009
Collision with ground during fire-fighting and water bombing. Witnesses report that aircraft des cended into the ground fo
May 22, 1986Incidentminor damage
Fairchild F-27 MK 600 · Abbotsford · A86P4034
A/c landed with low pneumatic pressure. Brake exhaust port stuck open.