The
Department of the Interior (DOI), National Park Service, purchased a
used turbo Cessna 206 plane for use in Grand Canyon National Park,
according to contract documents released Monday. The DOI purchased
the aircraft from Wipaire Inc. of St. Paul, Minn., for $300,000.
The
National Park Service uses the aircraft (tail number N9853Z)
to perform law enforcement patrols, wildland
fire reconnaissance, search and rescue, wildlife surveys, and the
transportation of passengers and cargo. The plane was manufactured in
1983.
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