Medical Helicopter Crash In Arkansas – 2nd In As Many Months
An Air Evac Lifeteam Bell 206 helicopter en route to pick up a traffic accident victim crashed about 4:30 this morning in Scotland, Arkansas about 80 miles north of Little Rock killing all three crew members on board.
The pilot was flying under visual flight rules and the helicopter was equipped with night vision gear. It is not thought the pilot was in touch with air traffic controllers at the time of the crash and no distress calls were made.
Investigators from the FAA and the NTSB are on their way to the crash site.
According to BNO News, the crew was based in Vilonia, Arkansas. AirEvac, based in West Plains, Mo. is the largest independently owned and operated membership-supported air medical service in the U.S. having operations in 14 states.
Air Evac has had several deadly crashes in the last four years killing 9 crew members, reports the Associated Press. In 2008, a crash in Indiana killed three people. In 2007, another three-member crew died when their AirEvac helicopter crashed in Alabama. In 2006, a crash in northwest Arkansas killed the three crew members on that Air Evac helicopter. Last month, an AirEvac helicopter was force to land after the aircraft’s hydraulics failed – no on was injured in this mishap.
The Med Vac crash last month: On July 28, the pilot, flight nurse, and paramedic were killed when their Air Methods LifeNet medical helicopter AS350 B3 Eurocopter crashed in Tucson, AZ. Although the cause of the crash is not known, a witness said the helicopter’s rotors stopped working and it started plummeting toward the ground.
The crash is being investigated.
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