helispot

Photo ID
216
Date Taken
None
Event
None
Submitted
Nov. 10, 1997, 10 p.m.
Last Updated
Sept. 3, 2019, 1:16 a.m.
Location
None
Owner
California Department of Forestry (CDF)
Status
Active
Category
Firefighting helicopters
Photographer
None
Horizontal
Side view
Vertical
Bottom view
Interior/Exterior
Exterior view
Single/Multiple
Single aircraft shown
Static/Moving
Aircraft is operating
Intrument Panel
Instrument panel not shown
Close-Up Detail
Entire helicopter shown
Day/Night
Day view
Nickname
Copter 104
Military Unit
None
Military Modex
None
Aircraft Number
None
Black Helicopter
No
Notes
Bambi bucket re-fill.

Helicopter
26
Type
Bell 204-205/UH1 Huey/Iroquois
Variant
None
Owner
California Department of Forestry (CDF)
Tail Number
N489DF
Serial Number
None
Buno
None
Status
Active
In/Out of Service
Yes, helicopter is still in service
Base Location
United States : California : Cobb
Notes
Copter 103 switched numbers w/merger Sonoma/Lake/Napa Ranger Unit, to Copter 104. This will be the third number change from the original Copter 101, based in Middletown, CA. The original copter was an FH1100, started ops in 1969, moved to Boggs early 1970. Upgraded to 206B, crashed 1974, pilot injured, no crew on board. Upgraded to A-Star, upgraded to Bell 205 late 1990's.