Incident report
Bell 407 crash near Union Center, South Dakota, United States
minor2019-03-03
Summary
The ambulance driver’s failure to see the helicopter’s rotating main rotor blades in dark night conditions, which resulted in the ambulance’s inadvertent collision with the helicopter. Contributing to the accident was the ambulance driver's failure to follow procedures when approaching the helicopter.
Incident details
Date
2019-03-03
Location
Union Center, South Dakota, United States
Aircraft
Operator
Air Methods Corp
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Probable cause
Pilot error
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗44.5647, -102.6614
Quick stats
Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries1
SourceNTSB CAROL
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