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| Date: | Friday 8 August 2025 |
| Time: | 19:46 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Air Methods LLC |
| Registration: | N279AM |
| MSN: | 4685 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Memorial Medical Center Heliport (NM77), Las Cruces, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Whiskey Creek Airport, NM (N94) |
| Memorial Medical Center Heliport, NM (NM77) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter was conducting a patient transport flight. While approaching to land, the pilot executed a left pedal turn during the landing sequence and the tail rotor contacted a parking sign. The helicopter then made a 180-degree turn and landed on its skids.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=N279AM
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N279AM/history/20250809/0058Z/94E/NM77
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a2c7f7&lat=32.287&lon=-106.742&zoom=14.9&showTrace=2025-08-09&trackLabels
https://live.staticflickr.com/1858/42473797510_ef96b3ff5f_b.jpg (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2025 10:23 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 13-Aug-2025 06:15 | ASN | Updated |
| 29-Aug-2025 14:46 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Sep-2025 15:48 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Accident report, ] |
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