Propeller Detaches and Cuts Open Belly of Passenger Plane
Black Box Down
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The Reaves Firefighting Plane
Reaves folded in 2000 and the plane was unregistered in 2001. As of August 2020, air spray 484 is dropping fire retardant on wildfires in Northern California. It's still airworthy and was in service as recently as June 2022. Captain Gibson actually flew with Reeve for six more years before retiring and eventually passing away in 2010.
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