Crouse Law Firm Retained To Investigate Tucson Medical Helicopter Crash
James T. Crouse of Crouse Law Offices, Raleigh, N.C., has been retained to investigate the cause of a medical helicopter crash on July 28, 2010 in Tucson, Arizona, in which all three crew members were killed. No patients were on board at the time of the crash.
The Eurocopter AS350, owned by Colorado-based AirMethods and operating as LifeNet Arizona, was based in Douglas, Arizona. AirMethods transport people requiring intensive medical care to highly skilled centers or tertiary care centers, providing medical care while en route.
The helicopter, known as LifeNet 12, was en route back to home base after undergoing routine maintenance at Marana Regional Airport. Although the cause of the crash will not be known for some time, there has been a history of defects in some engines installed in AS350 B3 Eurocopters. However, the engine manufacturer, Turbomeca, was to have addressed this issue before turning the helicopter over to Air Methods.
This is not the first incident of trouble for the AS350 B3 in Tucson. In September another helicopter operated by Air Methods was forced to make a hard landing at St. Mary’s hospital after it swerved to the left just a few feet from the landing pad. In this incident the 3 crew members and the patient were uninjured.
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