In-Flight Breakup

The pilot of the Kaman K-1200 helicopter was conducting fire-suppression flights for the U.S. Forest Service, flying to a dip site to fill a water bucket attached to a 140-ft (43-m) longline. After he failed to return to either the fire or the heliport where he planned to refuel, searchers found the helicopter in the river at the dip site, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said.

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