Firefighters Memorial
Wahlstrom, Calvin Gene
| Age: | 61 |
|---|---|
| Cause of Death: | Vehicle Collision |
| Rank: | Chief Pilot |
| Nature of Death: | Trauma |
| Classification: | Wildland Contract |
| Emergency Duty: | Yes |
| Incident Date: | 2008-09-01 00:00:00.0 |
| Duty Type: | Responding |
| Incident Time: | 18:10 |
| Activity Type: | Driving/Operating Vehicle/Apparatus |
| Death Date: | 2008-09-01 00:00:00.0 |
| Fixed Prop. Use: | Outdoor Property |
| Fire Dept. Info: |
Neptune Aviation Services, Inc. 1 Corporate Way USNG: 11T QM 2256 9978 Missoula , Montana 59808 Chief: Chief Executive Officer Mark Timmons |
| Initial Summary: | Incident Description: An air tanker (Neptune Tanker 09) under contract to the United States Forest Service crashed shortly after take-off from the Reno-Stead Airport. The crew of three was lost in the incident. The aircraft, a Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune, fitted with two piston and two jet engines, was operated by Neptune Aviation Services of Missoula, MT. It had been released from fighting the Burnside Fire in Hope Valley, CA (USNG: 11S KC 454 961), and was departing Reno-Stead on a new assignment to fight another fire in Calaveras County, CA (USNG: 10S GH 08 34). Preliminary statements from NTSB and witnesses indicate that a jet engine fire engulfed one of the tankers wings in flames moments after take off, sending the plane rolling into the ground. Investigators recovered several large pieces of metal beginning about one-quarter mile north of the runway that appear to have come from the burning engine. Incident Location: Approximately 2.28km (1.42 miles) NW from the end of the Reno-Stead runway (USNG: 11S KD 5103 9790). Map view - http://www.fidnet.com/~jlmoore/usng/?zoom=12&usng=11SKD51039790&disp=h |
| Memorial Fund Info: | Pending |
Last Updated: 2008-09-04 14:44:38.047
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