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Sabine NF Helicopter Crash 2005

  • Incident Information:

    Helo_Fatalities_031005_72_hr_Report
    sabine_nf_helicopter_crash_2005

  • Location:

    Texas

  • Date:

    03/10/2005

  • Incident Type:

    Helicopter Incident

  • Description:

    On March 10, 2005, three men died in a helicopter crash while conducting a prescribed burning operation in the Sabine National Forest 11 miles southeast of Center, Texas. There were no survivors. Charles Edgar, 54, Fire Management Officer for the Sabine National Forest; John Greeno, 51, Bald Mountain Heliport Manager with the Mi-Wok Ranger District on the Stanislaus National Forest in California; and pilot Jose’ Victor Gonzalez died in the crash. The Bell Model 206-B3 helicopter was operating under contract with the U.S. Forest Service through Brainerd Company in Brainerd, Minn., to conduct prescribed burning operations in Texas. 

    Helicopter Incident or Accident

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