close
close

Huecanada

News Update

News Update

Medical helicopter crash in Kentucky: 3 crew members killed

ByJasper

Oct 8, 2024 #Accidents, #Accidents u0026 Disasters, #Airplanes, #Central, #Central Region, #cincinnati, #Death, #Death Investigations, #Death u0026 Tragedy, #Disasters, #East, #East Region, #helicopter, #Helicopters, #History, #Investigations, #Kentucky, #Know, #Local, #Local News, #Modular, #Modular Story, #Negative, #Network, #Network Trends, #News, #OH, #Overall Negative, #personal, #Personal Planes, #Region, #Total, #Tragedy, #trending, #TTP, #TTP What we know, #u0026, #west, #West Region, #What(t .) )We
Medical helicopter crash in Kentucky: 3 crew members killed

The crash occurred before 6 p.m. EST on Monday as the Air Evac Lifeteam helicopter was flying over Owenton in northern Kentucky, near Ohio.

Three crew members aboard a private medical helicopter died in a crash Monday evening while flying over northern Kentucky en route to pick up and transport a patient, officials said.

The crash occurred before 6 p.m. EST as the helicopter, operated by Air Evac Lifeteam, was flying over Owenton, which is about halfway between Louisville and the Ohio border near Cincinnati. The company, which operates from 150 Air Force bases in 18 states, shared the news in a Facebook post late Monday evening.

“This was a terribly tragic accident and our deepest condolences go out to the families and friends of the employees,” Air Evac Lifeteam said in the statement. “Our main focus now is supporting the affected families and our team members.”

Fatal plane crash: “Multiple” deaths have been reported after a single-engine plane crashed in North Carolina

A helicopter crash occurred between Louisville and Cincinnati

According to Kentucky State Police, the crew, based out of an Air Force base in neighboring Grant County, had been dispatched for medical transport at the time of the crash.

According to a USA TODAY press release, officers were called to the scene in Owenton, which was located near Kentucky Highway 22 to the east, around 5:34 p.m. It was not immediately clear where the medical helicopter was headed before the crash.

All three crew members aboard the vehicle, identified by state police as Gale Alleman, Bethany Aicken and James Welsh, were pronounced dead at the scene. The agency did not provide any information about her age.

Federal investigation into crash underway

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Transportation and Safety Board will investigate what caused the helicopter to crash. The FAA identified the aircraft as a two-wing, twin-engine Bell 206 helicopter.

USA TODAY left a message with an NTSB spokesman Tuesday morning that was not immediately returned.

Air Evac Lifeteam said in its statement that the company is cooperating with the investigation.

“Critical incident stress management teams have been deployed to support our team members during this difficult time,” the company added. “We ask that you respect the privacy of our team members and their families during this difficult time.”

Eric Lagatta covers breaking and breaking news for USA TODAY. Reach him at [email protected]

By Jasper

Related Post

News Update

Jack, Gary and other ‘Golden Bachelorette’ men show their support for Jenn Tran and Joey Graziadei on ‘DWTS’

Oct 9, 2024 Jasper
News Update

How many children did Lisa Marie Presley have?

Oct 9, 2024 Jasper
News Update

2025 Pacers odds to make the playoffs and win the NBA championship

Oct 9, 2024 Jasper

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You missed

News Update

Jack, Gary and other ‘Golden Bachelorette’ men show their support for Jenn Tran and Joey Graziadei on ‘DWTS’

October 9, 2024 Jasper
News Update

How many children did Lisa Marie Presley have?

October 9, 2024 Jasper
News Update

2025 Pacers odds to make the playoffs and win the NBA championship

October 9, 2024 Jasper
News Update

The Patriots start Sunday against the Texans with Drake Maye at quarterback

October 9, 2024 Jasper