ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42672
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| Date: | Thursday 22 December 1988 |
| Time: | 04:35 |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Air Evac |
| Registration: | N119CG |
| MSN: | 45313 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2225 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, Cape Girardeau, Missouri -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Marion, Illinois |
| Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI/KCGI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE HELICOPTER WAS DISPATCHED AT NIGHT ON AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) FLIGHT FROM A HOSPITAL AT CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO TRANSPORT A PATIENT FROM A HOSPITAL AT MARION, ILLINOIS, TO CAPE GIRARDEAU. WEATHER AT CAPE GIRARDEAU DETERIORATED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED. DURING VFR FLIGHT BACK TO CAPE GIRARDEAU, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LAND AT THE DESTINATION HOSPITAL.
THE FLIGHT NURSE COMMENTED THEY WOULD HAVE TO 'GET DOWN' AS THE PATIENT WAS GETTING WORSE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO TRACK TO THE CAPE GIRARDEAU AIRPORT BY USING THE ILS COURSE TO SEE IF THE AIRPORT LIGHTING WOULD HELP HIM TO 'LET DOWN.' HE STATED THAT WHILE TRACKING INBOUND AND HOLDING 'ABOUT 300 FEET,' HE NOTICED THE HELICOPTER WAS LEFT OF COURSE. BEFORE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED, HE HAD STARTED TO CORRECT BACK TO COURSE, BUT COULDN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING BEYOND THAT POINT. ALSO, HE REPORTED HE HAD LEFT THE STROBE LIGHT ON AND EXPERIENCED FLICKER VERTIGO.
SUBSEQUENTLY, THE HELICOPTER STRUCK A POWER LINE AND CRASHED ON LEVEL TERRAIN IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE FLIGHT NURSE, THERAPIST AND PATIENT WERE FATALLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. ONLY THE PILOT SURVIVED, ALTHOUGH WITH SERIOUS INJURIES
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MKC89FA043 at http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X27467&key=1&queryId=7411bddc-b989-4dc3-b232-886a3f1afb9d&pgno=1&pgsize=200
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=119CG
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=2956
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Aug-2016 13:43 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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