The pilot was assisting near the Falls Fire in the Malheur National Forest Thursday evening when the plane crashed.
SENECA, Oregon — A BLM-contracted single engine air tanker helping fight a wildfire in eastern Oregon crashed Thursday evening, killing the pilot on board.
The air tanker was “assisting on a lightning start in the vicinity of the Falls Fire” Thursday evening, according to a post Friday morning on the official Facebook page for the Falls and Telephone fires.
The FAA said the the plane crashed near Seneca, about 25 miles south of John Day, around 11:30 p.m. Thursday. Grant County Search and Rescue
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