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Two pilots died in a helicopter crash while fighting the Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park on Sunday. The Eurocopter AS32 helicopter, operated by Fly Precision and conducting fire suppression activities, crashed around 3 p.m., with both NTSB and FAA launching investigations. At the time of the incident, the Dome Fire had burned over 3,000 acres and was only 15% contained.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-22,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 20, two helicopter pilots died when their aircraft crashed while battling the Dome Fire near Ostrander Lake in Yosemite National Park, California. The crash occurred around 3 pm PT, southeast of Wawona and south of El Capitan. Both pilots were employed by Precision Helicopters and were conducting water drops as part of fire suppression efforts.
The Eurocopter AS32 helicopter involved in the incident was one of several aerial resources aiding ground crews fighting the blaze, which had burned over 3,000 acres since its inception on September 15. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the crash.
One pilot has been identified as Greg King, a veteran of Alaska’s firefighting community who moved to Precision recently. No other identifying details about the second pilot have been released publicly due to privacy concerns expressed by family members.
Written for “Helicopter Crash Fighting Yosemite Fires” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 6 other(s) covering the same event.
Two members of a helicopter crew battling the Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park were killed in a crash on Sunday, the U.S Forest Service said.
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The two pilots, who have not been publicly identified, were the only people on board and were conducting fire suppression operations in the national park, said Adrienne Freeman, a U.S. Forest Service spokesperson.
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Both the NTSB and FAA said they are investigating.
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The FAA confirmed the crash occurred around 3 p.m. Sunday and involved a Eurocopter AS32 helicopter.
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A spokesperson for the NTSB said its personnel will be on scene “when fire conditions allow.”
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The aviation company Fly Precision said the pilots were part of its team.
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“It is with unimaginable sadness and broken hearts that we share the loss of two beloved members of our team,” the company said in a statement Sunday.
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“We ask for privacy and compassion for their families and our team as we grieve this tremendous loss.”
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On Monday, the Dome Fire, which started in Mariposa, California, on September 15, was larger than 3,000 acres and only 15% contained, according to wildfire authorities.
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The fire “continued to spread at a moderate rate of growth” and has swept further into the 2017 Empire Fire footprint, officials said.
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The cause of the fire is under investigation, authorities said.
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The NTSB spokesperson said a preliminary report on the helicopter crash will be released within the next 30 days.
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