Report : The pilot is identified as Geoffrey ` ` Craig '' Hunt , Jr . Authorities lost contact with an aerial tanker while it is fighting a blaze in California . Investigators from the FAA , however , arrive on site Wednesday . Video from CNN affiliate KCRA showed smoke and flames rising from what appeared to be a tree-lined ridge in a remote valley . Three homes have been destroyed due to the blaze , according to Yosemite spokesman .
Report : The pilot is identified as Geoffrey ` ` Craig '' Hunt , Jr . Authorities lost contact with an aerial tanker while it is fighting a blaze in California . Investigators from the FAA , however , arrive on site Wednesday . Three homes have been destroyed due to the blaze , according to Yosemite spokesman .