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Incident Information:
Attachment Size Bishop Fire Aircraft Accident NTSB Final Investigation Report.pdf (5.72 MB) 5.72 MB Bishop Fire Aircraft Accident Fatality Haynes USFA Notification.pdf (100.78 KB) 100.78 KB Bishop Fire Aircraft Accident Fatality Thomas USFA Notification.pdf (99.83 KB) 99.83 KB -
Location:
Nevada -
Date:
07/30/2020 -
Incident Type:
Fixed Wing Incident or Accident -
Keywords:
Fatality
Fixed Wing
Aviation
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Description:
On July 30, 2020, about 1256 Pacific daylight time, two Air Tractor AT-802A Single Engine Air Tankers (SEAT), N8510M and N1558W, were destroyed when they were involved in an accident near Elgin, Nevada while assigned to the Bishop Fire. The pilots of both airplanes, David B. Haynes and Scott Thomas, were fatally injured.
Fatality, Fixed Wing, Fixed Wing Incident or Accident, Aviation
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