Helicopter pilot injured, two passengers unhurt, after their helicopter crashes on the roof of the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, moments after takeoff.

Modified Date: 
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 10:27am
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Helicopter that crashed into NM hospital belongs to Louisiana company.

A helicopter belonging to a Louisiana company crash landed on the roof of University of New Mexico Hospital Wednesday evening, injuring the pilot.
A helicopter belonging to a Louisiana company crash landed on the roof of University of New Mexico Hospital Wednesday evening, injuring the pilot. Authorities said there were three people on board the chopper when it crashed. The extent of the pilot's injuries was not immediately known and the two passengers were not hurt. None of the people on the helicopter was a patient at the hospital, and there were no injuries to UNMH employees. The accident prompted the evacuation of two floors at the hospital, one of which houses the pediatric wing. A witness stated that he saw the helicopter lift off, then start to wobble back and forth. The witness said the helicopter jerked one last time before it crashed. The helicopter belongs to Lafayette-based Petroleum Helicopters Inc., a company that services the offshore oil and gas industry, but which also provides air medical transportation. Its website claims to transport about 30,000 patients annually, with operations at 70 different bases.

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