Serious incident Bell 407 N516MT, Monday 30 August 2010

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Date:	Monday 30 August 2010
Time:	19:20 LT
Type:	Bell 407
Owner/operator:	Med-trans Corp
Registration:	N516MT
MSN:	53762
Year of manufacture:	2007
Total airframe hrs:	1379 hours
Engine model:	Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	Serious incident
Location:	Marion, Virginia - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:	Marion, VA (VG41)
Destination airport:	Wytheville, VA (22VA)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
During a positioning flight shortly after takeoff, the pilot began to have chest pains and he informed the on-board medical crew that he would be returning to the departure heliport. He landed uneventfully at the heliport and was then airlifted by a company helicopter to a hospital in Tennessee for medical treatment.

Probable Cause: The cardiac impairment of the pilot during a positioning flight.

Accident investigation: