Accident Grumman TS-2A Tracker N444DF,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29926
 
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Date:Wednesday 7 October 1987
Time:c. 10:55
Type:Silhouette image of generic S2P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman TS-2A Tracker
Owner/operator:California Department of Forestry
Registration: N444DF
MSN: 119
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:2 mi E of Weott, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Fire fighting
Departure airport:Rohnerville, CA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed during water bombing a forest fire in the Klamath National Forest. Pilot Donn Johnson (50).

Sources:

WDAC Terry Denham
Santa Cruz Sentinel 8 October 1987, p5
Forgotten Props

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
01-Feb-2022 13:02 TB Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
01-May-2022 08:33 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]
11-Aug-2022 20:04 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source]
12-Nov-2022 02:57 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]
29-May-2023 21:27 Ron Averes Updated [[Operator]]

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