Helicopter Mid-Air Collision in Arizona

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Helicopter Mid-Air Collision in Arizona

2008-07-01

07:57:16 am, by Pablo Edronkin, 161 words

Categories: Health and Medicine, Search and Rescue, United States of America (USA), Backpacking, Surviving Air Accidents

Helicopter Mid-Air Collision in Arizona

The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched a Go Team to investigate yesterday's mid-air collision of two emergency medical service (EMS) helicopters in Flagstaff, Arizona.

At about 3:48 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on June 29, two Bell 407 EMS helicopters (N407GA operated by Air Methods, and N407MJ operated by Classic Helicopters) collided less than a mile from the Flagstaff Medical Center while both approached the hospital for landing. There are reports of 6 fatalities.

NTSB Senior Air Safety Investigator Aaron Sauer has been designated as Investigator-in-Charge and will lead a team of four investigators. NTSB Chairman Mark V. Rosenker is accompanying the team and will serve as principal spokesman for the on-scene investigation. Keith Holloway has accompanied the team as press officer, and three representatives of the Board's Transportation Disaster Assistance office are also accompanying the team.

Source: NTSB

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