Incident report
Eurocopter AS332L1 Super Puma crash near Mariposa, United States
fatal2026-09-202 fatalities
Summary
An AS332L1 Super Puma owned by Valiair and operated by Precision Helicopters under a US Forest Service contract crashed near Ostrander Lake in Yosemite National Park while flying water bucket drops on the Dome Fire. Both pilots, Greg King and Ryan Cutter, were killed. The helicopter had departed Batterson Helipad near Oakhurst. The NTSB is investigating.
Incident details
Date
2026-09-20
Location
Mariposa, United States
Aircraft
Registration
N332N
Operator
Precision Helicopters
Operator type
unknown
Fatalities
2
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
manoeuvring
Source
ABC30 Fresno ↗37.5701, -119.9037
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities2
Injuries0
SourceABC30 Fresno
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