Pilots of Idaho-Based Helicopter Crew Killed in Crash Fighting Yosemite Wildfire
The pilots were conducting water drops on the Dome Fire, and federal investigators are examining the crash that killed both men aboard.
- On Sunday, pilots Ryan Cutter and Greg King died when their AS332 Super Puma helicopter crashed in Yosemite National Park while conducting water drops on the Dome Fire.
- Cutter and King were contracted by Oregon-based Fly Precision to assist firefighting crews fighting the Dome Fire using specialized helitack rappelling techniques to reach inaccessible terrain.
- First responders honored the pilots with a procession Monday in Mariposa as their remains were transported, while the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration launched investigations into the crash.
- The Dome Fire has burned 3,522 acres and is 15% contained; the deaths contribute to at least 14 wildfire fatalities nationwide this year, the most since 2022.
- Yosemite National Park officials are seeking information regarding a campfire reported on the Chilnualna Falls Trail between September 9 and September 15 to determine the Dome Fire's origin.
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Pilots killed in Dome Fire crash identified as Yosemite seeks information on campfire
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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Sept. 22, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — A helicopter company that employed the pilots killed Sunday in a firefighting crash has confirmed the names of the men who died. They were Ryan Cutter and Greg King. Cutter was a former news helicopter pilot for KUTV Channel 2 in the late 2000s and early 2010s, his former colleagues have confirmed. Cutter was also a Park City resident. King was from Alaska, Alaskasnewssource.com reported.…
Aircraft company identifies 2nd pilot killed in Yosemite helicopter firefighting crash - WXXV News 25
By REBECCA BOONE A contract aircraft company has identified the second pilot killed in the weekend crash of a firefighting helicopter in Yosemite National Park as Ryan Cutter. Cutter and pilot Greg King both worked for Precision and were conducting water drops on a wildfire inside the park. They were the only people aboard when the AS332 Super Puma helicopter went down near Ostrander Lake shortly before 2 p.m. Sunday. “These two men brought ho…
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