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New details give insight into the plane that crashed while responding to a wildfire in northwest Arizona on Saturday, killing two fire officials inside.
The Federal Aviation Administration released a new airworthiness directive for the Beechcraft King Air C90 (and others) on Jan. 11. The directive was prompted by reports of cracks in the lower forward wing fitting of Beechcraft Corporation aircrafts that could lead to crashes.
A resident near the fire who told The Arizona Republic she watched the plane crash said officials at the crash site told her they saw a wing fall off the plane in the air.
Details emerge about plane that crashed, killing 2 Arizona wildfire officials near Wikieup Audrey Jensen and Olivia Munson, Arizona Republic
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New details give insight into the plane that crashed while responding to a wildfire in northwest Arizona on Saturday, killing two fire officials inside.
The Federal Aviation Administration released a new airworthiness directive for the Beechcraft King Air C90 (and others) on Jan. 11. The directive was prompted by reports of cracks in the lower forward wing fitting of Beechcraft Corporation aircrafts that could lead to crashes.
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4 dead in Black Hawk firefighting helicopter crash near Leesburg By Kevin Connolly and Asher Wildman Lake County UPDATED 5:22 PM ET May. 26, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:29 PM ET May. 25, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:29 PM EDT May. 25, 2021
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LEESBURG, Fla. All four crew members of a Sikorsky UH-60 firefighting helicopter were killed after a fiery crash into a swamp near Leesburg International Airport, police said Wednesday.
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A Black Hawk firefighting helicopter crashed near Leesburg
The four crew members aboard have been confirmed dead
Leesburg Fire Rescue: The helicopter, on a training mission, appears to be total loss
The FAA and NTSB are investigating the crash