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NTSB DETAILS FATAL YOSEMITE HELICOPTER ACCIDENT...
A firefighting helicopter involved in a fatal accident in Yosemite National Park last month experienced problems with its water bucket earlier in the day, according to a preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board.
SCOTT: Old airlifters making a second life as tankers is the right kind of surplus story. Just remember: a new mission does not erase an old fatigue life. Ask what they recertified, not what they painted red.