Medical Helicopter Crash.

tomsgirl42, ADN, BSN, MSN, DNP, RN · Jan 29, 2019

This always breaks my heart...

LilPeanut, MSN, RN, NP · Feb 17, 2019

I think the flight company needs to be help accountable for this. Apparently they advertise that they will fly when 3-4 others have already declined for weather.

If the weather is unsafe, then don't fly. Plus, it's only a 3-4 hour drive from anywhere in ohio to central ohio. Such a waste.

Wuzzie · Feb 17, 2019

1 hour ago, LilPeanut said:
I think the flight company needs to be help accountable for this. Apparently they advertise that they will fly when 3-4 others have already declined for weather.
If the weather is unsafe, then don't fly. Plus, it's only a 3-4 hour drive from anywhere in ohio to central ohio. Such a waste.

The initial NTSB report is out. While very incomplete (the final one won’t come out for 6-9 months) it seems to indicate they flew into a hill.

skylark, BSN, RN · Mar 5, 2019

Off topic, but just wanted to say that I happened to see the crash in Chicago, back in July 2018. The helicopter developed a technical fault, possibly from being struck with a firework or drone (think 4th July people!), and I watched the helicopter drift for several minutes, leaning badly to one side and also tilted nose down.

The pilot was absolutely incredible, he managed to somehow drag that thing slowly across two suburbs and land it on a small area of grass, in between interstate and train tracks. A few yards either direction and he would have gotten hit by a truck or a train. But he managed to miss everything and every building, and landed it beautifully. All crew walked away and the patient was moved by road to the trauma center.

I have nothing but admiration for that pilot, I've seen countless landings both military and civilian at our trauma center but I have never seen skill like that, he literally coaxed over houses and tracks and drifted it out. I hope that guy gets formal recognition of his skills and bravery that day.