06 February 2023: Boeing 737 jet Air Tanker written off during waterdrop efforts...

[Stratofreighter]

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/307994

A 737 Air Tanker crashed under unknown circumstances in Fitzgerald River National Park while firefighting. Both occupants survived the crash.

https://twitter.com/weather_wa/status/1 ... 5430693889

Looks Like It Was The Coulson Aviation Boeing 737 Large Air Tanker (N619SW)
That Crashed While Fighting The Fire At Fitzgerald River National Park

Flight track:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FoRolbdaIAANYaS?format=png

[michel N]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-07/ ... /101939554

[tatoo]

Dive into the ground for a little bit of heather fire.

[Key]

With ABC it is mentioned this was indeed a split load. One possible theory for the cause of this crash, especially in such a case, is target fixation. Juan Browne explains this here. The apparent sliding onto the terrain can be consistent with that but once again, it is just a theory at this point. JB also asks the question 'what are we protecting here' but from ABC the fire (now?) indeed seems to threaten critical infrastructure.

Erik