Texas LifeStar - Southwest Helicopters, Inc. - Non-injury incident

Date: 12/23/06  

Program: Texas LifeStar - Southwest Helicopters, Inc.
	Greenville, Texas

Type: Bell 407
Tail #: N408LS
Operator/Vendor: Part 135

Weather: Clear. Not a factor

Team: pilot, flight nurse, flight paramedic. No injuries reported. No patient. 

Description: 
	While returning from Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas to the Greenville
	base, the pilot reported an engine chip light and initiated a
	precautionary landing to the Garland heliport. During the descent,
	the engine oil pressure indication was lost and the pilot executed an
	autorotation to a parking with no injuries or damage to the aircraft.

Source: James Loftin, VP of Aviation

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