mjg407
Well-Known Member
Our sister company augered in last night on takeoff out of Stead, NV. Reports are the jet caught fire on takeoff and exploded, severing the left wing. All three onboard were lost. We are a tight knit group in this community, the captain was my counterpart for his company and was a great guy, and he was loved by everyone in the industry. My thoughts and prayers go to his family and their children.
http://www.krnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8934136&nav=menu113_2_1
Firefighting plane crashes near Reno airport, killing 3
By Scott Sonner, The Associated Press
Article Launched: 09/01/2008 10:57:06 PM PDT
RENO, Nev. - An air tanker hoping to drop retardant on a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada crashed on takeoff near Reno on Monday, killing all three crew members on board.
The twin-engine P2 V air tanker owned by Neptune Aviation of Missoula, Mont., had been fighting a wildfire earlier in the day that had forced evacuations over the weekend in California's Alpine County near Hope Valley south of Lake Tahoe, Reno fire spokesman Steve Frady said Monday night.
http://www.krnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8934136&nav=menu113_2_1
Firefighting plane crashes near Reno airport, killing 3
By Scott Sonner, The Associated Press
Article Launched: 09/01/2008 10:57:06 PM PDT
RENO, Nev. - An air tanker hoping to drop retardant on a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada crashed on takeoff near Reno on Monday, killing all three crew members on board.
The twin-engine P2 V air tanker owned by Neptune Aviation of Missoula, Mont., had been fighting a wildfire earlier in the day that had forced evacuations over the weekend in California's Alpine County near Hope Valley south of Lake Tahoe, Reno fire spokesman Steve Frady said Monday night.