Accidents
NTSB Faults Lacking Safety Culture in Aeromed Crash
The NTSB found that a helicopter air ambulance operator’s “inadequate management of safety” led to the fatal crash of a Survival Fight helicopter.

On Tuesday, the NTSB found that a helicopter air ambulance operator’s “inadequate management of safety” was the probable cause of the fatal crash of a Bell 407 in Zaleski, Ohio, on Jan. 29, 2019. The Survival Flight helicopter crashed while on a VFR flight in an area of deteriorating weather en route to a patient pickup, killing all three crew aboard. Pilot Jennifer Topper was attempting to make a 180-degree turn in an area of localized snow showers when the aircraft crashed in a heavily wooded area.


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