A veteran Flagstaff pilot and the new Coconino Forest Flagstaff District Ranger were killed Saturday afternoon when the Cessna 206 plane they were flying to observe the lightening caused Slide Fire near Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon crashed into the rim. Cause of the crash, still unknown at press time, is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.”
“The men were Pilot Harold D. Slay, of Wright Flyte Service, and Ranger Rollo Julander, 44, flying as a Forest Service observer.