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Location:
California -
Date:
10/21/1974 -
Incident Type:
Fixed Wing Incident -
Description:
Pilot Dick Miller was killed when his Grumman F7F-3 air tanker impacted vegetation while taking off from Rohnerville Airport in Fortuna, California. The NTSB investigation summary indicates that fuel starvation of both engines caused duel-engine flameout on takeoff, resulting in a forced landing into vegetation and a barn. The purpose of flight is listed as "associated with fire control" though no fire or jurisdiction is named.
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