The wires got crossed with the Arrow that went down in Utah.
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And some (alleged) pilot background:
Pilot Information:
The pilot, aged 54, held an airline transport pilot certificate (issued/updated 11/7/2022) with a rating for airplane multi-engine land, and commercial privileges in airplane single-engine land, airplane single-engine sea, rotorcraft/helicopter and instrument helicopter. He also held a flight instructor certificate and a ground instructor certificate. His first class FAA medical was issued on July 2025. The pilot held type ratings in the Casa CA-212, DHC-8, and Dornier DO-228.
The pilot was previously a pilot for the U.S. Department of Interior. In 2012, he was involved in an incident with the potential for loss of life while flying a helicopter for the DOI, which caused approximately $120,000.00 in damage to the helicopter.
On June 30, 2016, the pilot was giving instruction to an airline transport certificated airplane multi-engine (only) pilot in the left seat when they were involved in a hard landing at Ely Airport (ELY/KELY), Ely, Nevada.
As a result of the 2016 aircraft mishap, the Office of Aviation Services (“OAS”) convened a Pilot Review Board (“PRB”) to investigate his involvement, as he was the pilot-in-command at the time of the incident. A PRB is an administrative, fact-finding proceeding, convened to assist the OAS Director in examining information relevant to the continued qualification, disqualification or reinstatement of any DOI pilot. (Dkt. 20-8 at 5.) The PRB was convened in accordance with DOI aviation policy, and Operational Procedures Memorandum 24 (OPM 24). (Dkt. 20-10.)4 The PRB was comprised of two DOI pilots and one air safety investigator
Following deliberations, on July 17, 2017, the PRB issued a unanimous recommendation in a 481-page report that the pilot authorization to fly for the DOI be permanently revoked and that he be disqualified from future service as a DOI pilot.
(Source: U.S. Courts, District of Idaho, Case No. 1:23-cv-00466-CWD)
Wyoming plane crash victim was 13-year-old rodeo pageant contestant
Amelia's parents, Earl Palmer, 54, and Cindy Palmer, 53, were seriously injured in the crash and flown to hospitals in Billings, where they remain in critical condition.
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Accident Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee N8307W, Monday 1 September 2025
A Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee, N8307W, was substantially damaged when it crashed in wooded mountainous terrain near Dayton, Wyoming. The pilot and two passengers sustained serious injuries, ...
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And some (alleged) pilot background:
Pilot Information:
The pilot, aged 54, held an airline transport pilot certificate (issued/updated 11/7/2022) with a rating for airplane multi-engine land, and commercial privileges in airplane single-engine land, airplane single-engine sea, rotorcraft/helicopter and instrument helicopter. He also held a flight instructor certificate and a ground instructor certificate. His first class FAA medical was issued on July 2025. The pilot held type ratings in the Casa CA-212, DHC-8, and Dornier DO-228.
The pilot was previously a pilot for the U.S. Department of Interior. In 2012, he was involved in an incident with the potential for loss of life while flying a helicopter for the DOI, which caused approximately $120,000.00 in damage to the helicopter.
On June 30, 2016, the pilot was giving instruction to an airline transport certificated airplane multi-engine (only) pilot in the left seat when they were involved in a hard landing at Ely Airport (ELY/KELY), Ely, Nevada.
As a result of the 2016 aircraft mishap, the Office of Aviation Services (“OAS”) convened a Pilot Review Board (“PRB”) to investigate his involvement, as he was the pilot-in-command at the time of the incident. A PRB is an administrative, fact-finding proceeding, convened to assist the OAS Director in examining information relevant to the continued qualification, disqualification or reinstatement of any DOI pilot. (Dkt. 20-8 at 5.) The PRB was convened in accordance with DOI aviation policy, and Operational Procedures Memorandum 24 (OPM 24). (Dkt. 20-10.)4 The PRB was comprised of two DOI pilots and one air safety investigator
Following deliberations, on July 17, 2017, the PRB issued a unanimous recommendation in a 481-page report that the pilot authorization to fly for the DOI be permanently revoked and that he be disqualified from future service as a DOI pilot.
(Source: U.S. Courts, District of Idaho, Case No. 1:23-cv-00466-CWD)
