ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161237
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| Date: | Friday 4 October 2013 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Marsh S-2F3AT Turbo Tracker |
| Owner/operator: | California Department of Forestry |
| Registration: | N437DF |
| MSN: | 149848 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Hemet-Ryan Airport (KHMT), Hemet, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Hemet-Ryan Field, CA (HMT/KHMT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft, a Marsh Aviation S-2F3AT, with a full load of fire retardant on board, experienced a hard landing at Hemet-Ryan Airport (KHMT), Hemet, California, collapsing the landing gear and discharging the retardant on the runway.
The aircraft sustained unreported damage and the sole pilot onboard was not injured.
Sources:
http://blog.pe.com/breaking-news/2013/10/04/hemet-firefighting-plane-crash-lands-at-airport/
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N437DF.html
https://www.scandiego.com/CDF/cdf_air_showcase.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2013 04:38 | Geno | Added |
| 01-May-2022 08:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Nov-2022 01:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
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