Rotorcraft
Pilot Dozed Off at Controls of MedFlight Helo
The FAA is investigating an incident in which a Boston MedFlight pilot briefly fell asleep at the controls of a helicopter while transporting a patient.

The FAA is investigating an incident in which a Boston MedFlight pilot briefly fell asleep at the controls of a helicopter, believed to be an Airbus H145, while transporting a patient to a Boston hospital from Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, on June 24. The pilot, whose identity was not immediately released, overflew the designated helipad before turning around and completing the flight without incident.