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Location:
California -
Date:
06/29/1986 -
Incident Type:
Fixed Wing Incident -
Description:
Two pilots, Richard Boyd and Clarence Lind, were killed when their Grumman S-2A Tracker registered N415DF with the callsign Tanker 77 crashed into terrain near Angels Camp in Calaveras County. They were on a training flight over Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties. The crash started a 20-acre brush fire. One source indicates the plane stalled after dropping its load of water. It also indicates that engine failure simulation practice may have been a factor. No NTSB investigation report or other information is readily available.
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