The helicopter turned on its side and, as smoke was coming out, he saw people jumping out of the helicopter. The Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft was a Eurocopter EC medical helicopter and that the agency was investigating, along with the National Transportation Safety Board. A spokesman for Air Methods, the air medical emergency transport service that owns the helicopter, said it was part of the LifeNet program based in Hagerstown, Maryland.
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A pilot, a crew member, a nurse and the infant were taken to local hospitals and are in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries, Upper Darby Fire Chief Derrick Sawyer said at a press conference Tuesday afternoon. According to FlightAware , the helicopter took off from Hagerstown, Maryland, at a.
Tuesday and landed in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, less than 10 minutes later. Then at p. The helicopter appears to have maintained its speed while rapidly dropping in altitude. Bernhardt said. Officials commended the pilot for dodging utility lines and managing to land the helicopter without hitting the church or any other nearby buildings or cars.
Authorities said they do not yet know why the helicopter crashed. Superintendent Timothy M. Bernhardt of the Upper Darby Police Department confirmed Tuesday afternoon that those on board the helicopter were a pilot, a crew member, a nurse and a 2-month-old girl.
All four were out of the aircraft by the time authorities arrived. They were then transported to local hospitals.
All four victims are in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries, Fire Chief Derrick Sawyer said. The company that owns the helicopter that crashed said Tuesday that it plans to cooperate with the federal authorities investigating the crash.
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