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Report: Firefighting helicopter had rapid increase in bucket load just before July crash
The external load indicator jumped from about 4,000 pounds to 7,700 pounds before the helicopter pitched into an extreme unusual attitude, investigators said.
The firefighting helicopter that crashed in Silver Jack Reservoir in July in which the Canadian pilot died showed the load in its water bucket jump dramatically just before the crash, according to a preliminary investigation report by the National Transportation…