New Mexico Life Rescue - Non-injury incident

DATE		12/27/03 1545 

PROGRAM		New Mexico Life Rescue

VENDOR		Own Part 135

ADDRESS
		465 St. Michael's Drive, Ste 117
Santa Fe, NM 87505

WEATHER		Scattered snow showers and gusty winds

AIRCRAFT_TYPE	AS 365 N2 Dauphin

TAIL#		N291LL

TEAM		Pilot. No injuries reported. No patient. 

DESCRIPTION	Helicopter had just returned from a flight.  Pilot
		dropped medical crew off at hospital then headed
		to airport to refuel and hangar aircraft due to
		pending weather.  Helicopter landed at airport
		and was taxiing to the hangar.  Enroute to the
		hangar, aircraft encountered gusty winds while
		passing between two sets of hangars.  Pilot
		compensated for gusty winds with left cyclic and
		impacted hangar with main rotor blades.  Aircraft
		rolled onto left side.  Pilot egressed
		uneventfully.

SOURCE		John Taxeras, Program Dir., NM Life Rescue

VIA		Roseanne Krantz, CONCERN
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you have further questions, please contact the CONCERN Coordinator,
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