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Location:
California -
Date:
09/04/1970 -
Incident Type:
Fixed Wing Incident -
Description:
At 0955 on September 4, 1970, a Grumman TBM-3E air tanker registered N9860C and operating as Tanker E95 crashed during suppression operations on a fire near Ramona, California. The aircraft was observed by witnesses to make a wide left turn and suddenly sharpen its turn and descend rapidly. A stall induced by low flying speed combined with a high density altitude situation was determined to be the cause of the accident. The sole pilot was killed. Very little further information is readily available, including the pilot's name.
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