ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309060
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| Date: | 09-MAR-2023 |
| Time: | c. 18:58 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC135 P2+ |
| Owner/operator: | Med-Trans Corp opf Life Force - Erlanger Health System |
| Registration: | N558MT |
| MSN: | 1073 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Burningtown, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Murphy Medical Center, NC (5NC4) |
| Mission Hospitals Heliport, NC (NC95) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Med-Trans Corporation Eurocopter EC135 P2+ helicopter, operating for Life Force - Erlanger Health System, callsign "Life Force 6", sustained substantial damage following a forced landing on a road near Burningtown, North Carolina
Some of the four occupants were injured.
Sources:
https://newschannel9.com/news/local/life-force-6-crashes-in-north-carolina-while-transporting-patient-macon-county-helicopter-erlanger-hospital-crash-accident
https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/03/10/medical-helicopter-carrying-patient-crashes-macon-county/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=558MT
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N558MT/history/20230309/2347Z/5NC4/L%2035.21491%20-83.52367
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a71e48&lat=35.167&lon=-83.719&zoom=11.0&showTrace=2023-03-09&leg=8
https://lifeforceairmed.com/105.125/life-force-bases
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/7901818-c4e79331d14ef928477fd87a3b80f0943efde200/aircraft/N558MT/sort/votes/page/1 (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2023 03:06 | Geno | Added |
| 10-Mar-2023 06:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2023 07:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2023 13:47 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Category] |
| 12-Mar-2023 20:21 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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