Issue 19 - August/September 2010

Three crew members onboard an Air Evac Lifeteam helicopter lost their lives 31 August when the aircraft crashed in central Arkansas, US, while en route to collect a patient at a traffic accident site.

An EagleMed air ambulance helicopter crashed 22 July killing two onboard. The aircraft took off from Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US, and was en route to pick up a patient in Okeene, but crashed in a field at around 20:00 hrs, four miles south of Kingfisher and half-way into the flight.

CHC Helicopter was recently awarded a 10-year, €500 million contract to provide search and rescue (SAR) services on behalf of the Irish Coast Guard.

A US Coast Guard (USCG) MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter has crashed in waters off James Island, Washington, with one survivor and three fatally injured.

A plane carrying out a medical mission has crashed in Texas, US, killing all five people onboard.