ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244696
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Date: | 06-NOV-2020 |
Time: | c. 15:17 |
Type: | Agusta A109S Grand |
Owner/operator: | Helinet Aviation Services / Prime Healthcare |
Registration: | N109EX |
MSN: | 22145 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Los Angeles Co/USC Medical Center Heliport (35CA), Los Angeles, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Ambulance |
Departure airport: | Sharp Grossmont Hospital Heliport, CA (03CA) |
Destination airport: | Los Angeles Co/USC Medical Center Heliport, CA (35CA) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:An Agusta A109S Grand, delivering a transplant heart, was involved in a landing accident on the elevated helipad of the Keck Hospital of USC/Los Angeles Co/USC Medical Center Heliport (35CA),Lincoln Heights district, Los Angeles County, California.
The helicopter came to the rest on its side, sustaining substantial damage. The pilot received minor injuries and two other occupants were uninjured. The heart was recovered and the transplantation was successful.
It is reported the helicopter is operated by Helinet Aviation Services and registered to Prime Healthcare Air Transportation LLC, which is part of Prime Healthcare
Sources:
https://www.dailynews.com/2020/11/06/helicopter-transporting-organ-crashes-on-keck-hospital-helipad/ https://www.ktla.com/news/2-people-treated-after-helicopter-crash-lands-on-rooftop-of-boyle-heights-hospital/ https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/helicopter-delivering-heart-for-transplant-crashes-on-los-angeles-helipad https://www.foxla.com/news/helicopter-carrying-donated-organ-crashes-on-top-of-hospital-helipad-lafd-says https://helihub.com/2020/11/09/heart-for-transplant-survives-crash-on-hospital-rooftop-helipad https://news.keckmedicine.org/statement-from-keck-medicine-of-usc-regarding-helicopter-crash/ https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=102246 https://aerossurance.com/safety-management/a109s-rooftop-hospital-helipad/ https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N109EX https://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/000/554/554429.jpg (photo)
http://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/102246/pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keck_Hospital_of_USC
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Aerossurance |
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