Air Evac EMS, Inc. - Injury accident

Date: 07/28/07 02:00 a.m. CST

Program: Air Evac EMS, Inc.
	P.O. Box 768
	West Plains, MO 65775

Type: BH 206 LongRanger
Tail #: N90AE
Operator/Vendor: Own Part 135

Weather: Clear. Not a factor

Team: Pilot, flight nurse and flight paramedic. Injuries. Patient on board. 

Description: 
	The team responded to Quitman County Hospital shortly after 1 a.m. to
	transfer a patient from Marks, MS, to The Medical Center in Memphis.
	The aircraft had just lifted from the hospital helipad when, during a
	vertical lift, the aircraft began a rotation to the right.  The pilot
	took corrective actions but also maneuvered to avoid obstacles and
	descended very hard next to the helipad. The aircraft sustained
	substantial damage.
	
	Flight paramedic and patient extricated from the aircraft by local
	EMS and Fire Department personnel. Paramedic was flown by another Air
	Evac Lifeteam crew to The Medical Center in Memphis, where he remains
	hospitalized. The patient was transported by ground to the same
	Memphis hospital. The pilot and flight nurse were evaluated at
	Quitman County Hospital and released. The FAA has been notified, made
	a site visit and has released the aircraft to Air Evac EMS, Inc.
	
	

Source: Seth Myers, VP of Operations (call Seth on cell 417-293-8875

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