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Incident Information:
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Location:
California -
Date:
08/27/2009 -
Incident Type:
Helicopter Incident -
Description:
On August 27, 2009, Helicopter 404 and Crew responded to the “Gloria” Incident in the San Benito-Monterey Unit. The fire was located on the east side of Hwy-101, near of the town of Soledad. While conducting a mapping mission, Copter-404 came in contact with 115 KV transmission power line(s). The Pilot maintained control of the helicopter and safely landed nearby. The Pilot and Fire Captain were not injured and were the only personnel aboard. The power lines fell into unburned vegetation requiring additional suppression.
Helicopters, Aviation, Helicopter Incident or Accident
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