A Cargolux-operated water bomber, part of its subsidiary Aquarius Aerial Firefighting (AFF), overturned and crashed on Thursday in Turkey whilst scooping water from the Seyhan Dam Lake during a wildfire operation. The aircraft involved was an Air Tractor AT-802F Fire Boss registered LX-AFE.
AFF confirmed that there were no casualties. The pilot and a Turkish observer onboard were rescued by a police boat and taken to a hospital for precautionary checks, but both escaped without injury.
The incident occurred amid AFF’s ongoing support of the Turkish Forestry Agency, with eight aircraft deployed across four coastal bases in collaboration with partner Titan Firefighting.
This marks the first reported accident since Cargolux expanded into aerial firefighting in early 2024.