Jennifer Topper, 34, Bradley Haynes, 48, and Rachel Cunningham, 33, killed in medical helicopter crash near Zaleski, Ohio
Modified Date:
Wed, 05/20/2020 - 6:38amAccident Date:
Tuesday, January 29, 20193 dead after medical chopper crashes in remote woods on way to patient pickup
Survival Flight medical transportation reported around 7:20 a.m. Tuesday losing communication with a helicopter flying from the Mount Carmel Hospital in Grove City to pick up a patient from a hospital in Pomeroy, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.
Lax safety led to fatal medical air crash, investigators say
Survival Flight’s “inadequate management of safety” led the pilot to depart in deteriorating conditions. The helicopter was heading from one hospital to another to pick up a patient in January 2019 without a thorough pre-flight weather evaluation, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.
Type: Aircraft Accident
People Involved:
Jennifer Topper
Bradley Haynes
Rachel Cunningham
City:
Zaleski, OHCounty:
Vinton County, OH
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