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Greg King and Ryan Cutter were flying an Airbus AS332 L1 Super Puma for Precision Helicopter on September 20, 2026, dropping water on what fire officials and local news call the Dome Fire, when it crashed inside Yosemite National Park near helispot H-5. Both pilots were killed. The NTSB's preliminary report lays out a timeline of the third water drop, built from FAA ADS-B data, Spidertracks data and a firefighter's cell phone videos, and from the audio of some of those videos investigators estimated main rotor and engine speed. Dan Millican goes through what the NTSB measured, what it found at the site about 500 feet downslope from H-5, and what the report doesn't say yet. — LINKS — ▸ Check out Dan's new book! → https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKKN3VNL ▸ Sign up for our email newsletter! → https://taking-off.kit.com/d0caf18c91 — PARTNERS & SPONSORS — ▸ For business inquiries → takingoff@outloudtalent.com ▸ Serendipitous Films – Need a video for your company? → sales@s-films.com ▸ AEROVERSE – Use code TakingOff for 15% off! → https://www.aeroverse.com/ ▸ FlyingEyes Optics – Get 10% off pilot glasses → https://flyingeyesoptics.com/pages/taking-offs-discount ▸ Colten Mortgage – Residential mortgage & refi, run by a pilot! → https://www.coltenmortgage.com/takingoff ▸ XeVision – Extreme LED Landing Lights. The only competitor is the sun! → https://www.xevision.com ▸ Clemens Insurance – Your broker should be fighting for you. Call Clemens! → https://www.clemensinsurance.net/ ▸ Marshal Protective Services – Private Security Elevated! → https://mpsprotects.com/ ▸ METAR Maps – The large METAR map on our set! Mention TakingOff when you order → https://metarmaps.com/ ▸ Lightspeed Headsets – Support us by buying through our link → https://www.lightspeedaviation.com/?ref=13