Incident Name: fire near Cedar City, UT
Date: 7/17/1975
Personnel: 2 lives lost
Age:
Agency/Organization: private tanker under contract with Bureau of Land Management
Position: aerial firefighters
Summary:
Alfred Adolph, 49 years
Robert Rzyalinski (or Zelinski), 22 years
On July 17, 1975, the B17 Tanker 99 crashed en route to a BLM fire near Cedar City UT, killing air tanker pilot Alford Adolph and Robert Rzyalinski.
Maps
en route to a fire near Cedar City, UT
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Reports, Documentation, Lessons Learned
- Concise Information from the NTSB, FAA, AAP and research by the WLF Staff:
- July 17, 1975, Tanker 99
- 2 killed, Alford Adolph, Robert Rzyalinski (or Zelinski)
- Operator: unknown
- Type: B17
- Location: en route to Cedar City, UT
- FAA Registration # not listed
- NTSB # none
- To search for yourself consult the NTSB Lookup Utiliy.
- US Social Security Death Index: Alfred Adolph | Robert Zelinski
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