Alaska State Troopers say Douglas Ritchie of Wasilla was piloting a Bell 204B when he crashed while working on the response to the Clear Fire. He was the only person in the helicopter.
They say Ritchie was flying a 1960 Bell 204B “Huey” helicopter operated by Northern Pioneer Helicopters. It was taking off from the Anderson Airport’s helipad to bring equipment to the wildland fire when the crash happened around 7:30 p.m.,Ritchie was the only person in the helicopter. The National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska office is investigating what caused the crash.
The helicopter he was flying on Sunday had been contracted by the state to help with wildland firefighting,The fire grew to more than 9,500 acres over the weekend, and the Denali Borough issued a level 3 evacuation order for three subdivisions in its path. Schools in Nenana to the north and Healy to the south were set up as evacuation sites for people fleeing the fire, which was within 6 miles of Anderson.
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