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Mountain Fire Air Attack Fatalities 2006

  • Incident Information:

    Mountain_Airplane_Crash_2006
    Mountain_Home_Demo_SF_Fatalities_2006

  • Location:

    California

  • Date:

    09/06/2006

  • Incident Type:

    Fixed Wing Incident

  • Description:

    On September 6, 2006, Air Attack 410, while assigned to the Mountain Incident, crashed into the mountainous terrain northeast of Porterville, California. The Pilot and Battalion Chief on board were killed. No other aircraft were reported to be in the area. Ground and air resources immediately responded to the accident and extinguished a vegetation fire surrounding the accident site as well as the fire involving the wreckage. T

    Fatality, Aviation, Fixed Wing, Fixed Wing Incident or Accident

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