Cal Fire helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing. No injuries, minor damage
- Date
- July 3, 2012
- Reg
- N499DF
- Make
- Bell
- Model
- UH-1
- MSN
- 71-20022
- Location
- just south of the helipad at Cal Fire's Howard Forest Station, about five miles south of Willits
- Country
- US-California
- CivilMilitary
- Civil
- Operator
- California-Fire-Dept
- Link 1
- http://www.times-standard.com/breakingnews/ci_21000063/cal-fire-helicopter-makes-emergency-landing-near-willits
- Link 2
- http://kymkemp.com/2012/jul/3/calfire-helicopter-down-northern-mendocino/
- Link 3
- http://helicoptersafety.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/03-jul-12-n499df-bell-uh-1h-willits-ca.html
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