Air Evac EMS, Inc. - Injury accident

Date: 12/25/09 1 P.M. CST

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

Type: Bell 407
Tail #: N600CE
Operator/Vendor: Own Part 135

Weather: Clear. Not a factor

Team: Pilot, Fight Nurse and Flight Paramedic. Injuries. No patient. 

Description: 
	Our Air Evac Lifeteam crew was lifting from their base at Wise County
	Regional Medical Center in Decatur, Texas, en route to a patient
	flight when the aircraft experienced a loss of power, resulting in a
	hard landing at their helipad, spreading the skids and causing damage
	to the aircraft. The cause of the power loss has not been determined
	and remains under investigation. The engine is scheduled for removal
	and will be sent to Rolls Royce for testing. 
	
	The pilot and the medic were taken to a Forth Worth area hospital for
	further evaluation of low back injuries and have been released from
	the hospital. The nurse reported he assumed the crash position and was
	able to exit the aircraft without injuries.

Source: Seth Myers, President & CEO

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