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Msg ID: 2733846  +0/-0     
Author:Another
6/27/2022 10:25:18 AM

UH-1B RIP!

https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:96:15163878892117::::P96_ENTRY_DATE,P96_MAKE_NAME,P96_FATAL_FLG:27-JUN-22,BELL

 


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Msg ID: 2733854 Alaska Crash RIP +1/-0     
Author:NauousDamous
6/27/2022 12:21:11 PM
Reply to: 2733846

Man dies in helicopter crash while fighting Clear Fire

A man is dead after his helicopter crashed while assisting in firefighting efforts on the Clear...
A man is dead after his helicopter crashed while assisting in firefighting efforts on the Clear Fire, according to Alaska State Troopers.(Google Maps)
By Kristen Durand
Published: Jun. 27, 2022 at 2:22 AM AKDT|Updated: 6 hours ago
 

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A man is dead after his helicopter crashed while assisting in firefighting efforts on the Clear Fire, according to Alaska State Troopers.

According to an online dispatch, troopers received a report of the crash near mile marker 280 of the Parks Highway around 7:42 p.m. Sunday evening.

According to troopers, the pilot and sole occupant was identified as 56-year-old Douglas Ritchie of Wasilla.

Troopers say Ritchie was operating a Northern Pioneer Helicopters 1960 Bell 204B “Huey” when it crashed while landing at the Anderson Airport’s helipad.


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Msg ID: 2733909 Alaska Crash RIP +8/-0     
Author:Rip
6/27/2022 10:52:12 PM
Reply to: 2733854

 I'm sad to hear this. My condolences


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Msg ID: 2734056 Alaska Crash RIP +0/-0     
Author:Boosted
6/29/2022 3:45:02 PM
Reply to: 2733854

The article says it was a 204B, but using the registration number, the FAA says it is a UH1B, Restricted category.


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