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Incident Information:
Attachment Size Mountain Fire Aircraft Accident NTSB Final Investigation Report_0.pdf (792.54 KB) 792.54 KB -
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 two occupants, Pilot George "Sandy" Willet, and Battalion Chief Robert Stone, 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.
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