In the night of 16 November, an Air Tractor AT-802A (registered N802NZ) departed Fort Collins Airport, Colorado, United States to monitor the progress of a wildlife fire above Kruger Rock-Estes Park.
Fire reports started around 18:30 (local time), the crash site was spotted around 22:30 but unfortunately the pilot didn’t survive.
Following a tweet by 9News report Mark Sallinger, it was the first time a fixed-wing aircraft had ever fought a fire at night using night vision in Colorado.
The NTSB and FAA are investigating.
The Air Tractor AT-802 is an agricultural aircraft that may also be adapted into fire-fighting or armed versions. It first flew in the United States in October 1990 and is manufactured by Air Tractor Inc. The AT-802 carries a chemical hopper between the engine firewall and the cockpit. In the U.S., it is considered a Type III SEAT, or Single Engine Air Tanker. (source: wikipedia Air Tractor AT-802)
This post was published on 17 November 2021 11:10
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