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Medical Helicopter Accidents Spark FAA Concern
A recent spate of medical helicopter accidents has federal aviation authorities concerned, following four fatal crashes in nearly as many months.
On June 8, a helicopter carrying a nurse, a paramedic, a 58-year old patient, and the pilot crashed into a wood near Huntsville, Texas. Everyone on board was killed.
Three other accidents have occurred since December 30, killing 13 people. All the accidents are similar to a series of accidents that occurred in 2006, which prompted the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to launch a safety review of the air ambulance industry.
According to NTSB files, these four most recent crashes all occurred at night, near forests or over water, where pilots would have had little or no visual reference.
JUN -09-08: [USATODAY: AIR AMBULANCES CRASHES]
Search for: Air-ambulance crashes trigger FAA's 'full attention'
Published on Jun-10-08
On June 8, a helicopter carrying a nurse, a paramedic, a 58-year old patient, and the pilot crashed into a wood near Huntsville, Texas. Everyone on board was killed.
Three other accidents have occurred since December 30, killing 13 people. All the accidents are similar to a series of accidents that occurred in 2006, which prompted the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to launch a safety review of the air ambulance industry.
According to NTSB files, these four most recent crashes all occurred at night, near forests or over water, where pilots would have had little or no visual reference.
JUN -09-08: [USATODAY: AIR AMBULANCES CRASHES]
Search for: Air-ambulance crashes trigger FAA's 'full attention'
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