Eagle Med helicopter crashes on Britton Rd - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member vulture1957
N 35° 34.006 W 097° 38.730
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A med flight helicopter from Eagle Med crashed at St Ann's Home, 7461 W Britton Rd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73132, killing the pilot and flight nurse. The medic on board was pulled free just before the helicopter exploded. No patients were on board.
Waymark Code: WMXZ6T
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/20/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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The helicopter had just left Baptist hospital and was en route to Watonga to pick up a patient. The crash happened about 5:40 am. The helicopter crashed between St. Ann's Retirement Center and St. Ann's Nursing Home. The copter did not hit any buildings, and no one in those centers was hurt.

Three crew members were on board. Pilot Mark Montgomery and nurse Chris Denning were killed. Medic Billy Wynne was injured and is hospitalized in critical condition. Three nurses from St. Ann's Nursing Home rushed to help. They, along with several people passing by, pulled the third crew member from the wreckage just before an explosion.

One person on the ground was hurt while trying to help that lone survivor. That person's condition is not known.

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Date of Crash: 02/22/2013

Aircraft Model: Eurocopter AS 350

Military or Civilian: Civilian

Tail Number: N917EM

Cause of Crash:
loss of power. witnesses report a flash, then the aircraft descended quickly and burst into flames upon impact.
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