Medical Helicopter Crashes in Green Cove Springs, Florida
A medical helicopter, en route from the Mayo Clinic to the University of Florida in Gainesville has crashed in Cove Springs, Florida on December 26, 2011. The pilot and two passengers were killed in the crash.
The Bell 206 helicopter is owned by SK Jets in St. Augustine, and chartered to the Mayo Clinic. Its aircraft tail number was N5016. The chopper was on its way to pick up a heart scheduled for transplant.
The helicopter, which had not filed a flight plan, failed to show up at the Shands Medical Center at University of Florida. The wreckage was spotted by another helicopter.
The Mayo Clinic confirmed the helicopter was sent to pick up a heart from Shands at the University of Florida but never arrived.
The FAA will investigate the crash, whose cause is not immediately known.
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Source: http://www.nowpublic.com/world/florida-helicopter-crash-3-killed-medical-chopper-crash-2873475.html
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