Medical Helocopter Crashes... Kills 5

PArescueEMT

Forum Bartender
628
0
0
ELKO - Mechanical problems did not contribute to the Aug. 21 Access Air Ambulance helicopter crash that claimed the lives of five people, according to initial findings by the National Transportation Safety Board.
"They have initially ruled out any mechanical failures," Jim Hutchens, president and owner of Access Air Ambulance, told Elko County Commissioners Wednesday. "They indicated it (the helicopter) was in level flight under power."

The helicopter was manned by pilot Roger Morrison, flight nurse Lisa Landers and flight paramedic Todd Hellman. The two passengers were Alicia Preston-Crum and her 11-day-old daughter, Deanna Preston-Crum of Battle Mountain.

Read the rest here!
 
Top