Accidents
Helicopter EMS Sector Experiences Uptick in Accidents

Several helicopter EMS accidents occurred over the last couple of months in the U.S.

On January 2, a 2009 Mercy Air Med Bell 407 operated by Med-Trans crashed while flying VFR near Mason City, Iowa, en route to a patient pick-up, killing the pilot and two flight paramedics aboard. Conditions at the time of the evening crash were reported as overcast with a temperature of 27 degrees F. The 2,700-hour pilot-in-command joined the program in September. The helicopter was equipped with night vision goggles and satellite tracking. The tight debris field was confined and a post-crash fire consumed the wreckage.

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