LifeFlight - Toledo - Non-injury incident

Date: 9/20/09 0243 EST

Program: LifeFlight - Toledo
	2213 Cherry Street
	Toledo, OH 43608

Type: A109E
Tail #: N91SV
Operator/Vendor: West Michigan Air Care

Weather: Clear. Not a factor

Team: Pilot, flight nurse and paramedic. No injuries reported. No patient. 

Description: 
	Aircraft was departing a rooftop hospital helipad after a patient
	transfer when the pilot noticed a green laser illuminating the
	cockpit. The pilot also noticed the origin of the laser. A nearby
	police department helicopter was notified who was also targeted by the
	laser. The suspect was located and arrested. The source of the laser
	was a laser sight mounted on a rifle. No damage was noted on either
	aircraft.

Source: Stan Kocol, Safety Manager

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