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Location:
Montana -
Date:
06/27/2023 -
Incident Type:
Medical or Exertion -
Description:
A civilian plane crash at the Hamilton, Montana airport resulted in fatal injuries to pilot. Forest Service Helitack witnessed the incident and pulled the pilot out of the wrecked aircraft. This resulted in inhalation of smoke from burning aircraft. One of the two Helitack members was held overnight in the hospital for observation and oxygen level recovery.
[This data was provided by the USFS Weekly Summary Report.]
Medical or Exertion or Heat, Aviation
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