What happened
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(-23) On December 10, 2006, at approximately 1755 pacific standard time (PST), a Bell 412, N410MA, operated by life net, as mercy air under contact with loma linda university medical center, crashed near Hesperia, CA on a repositioning flight to victorville, CA. The three flight crewmembers received fatal injuries. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a company visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan had been filed for the flight. The repositioning flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. The flight was a repositioning flight to victorville, CA, called off of loma linda university medical center heliport (llumc) at 1742 PST. The mercy air communications center lost the outerlink satellite tracking signal at approximately 1755 PST approximately five miles south of Hesperia, CA.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 10, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1755 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME (PST), A BELL 412, N410MA, OPERATED BY LIFE NET, AS MERCY AIR UNDER CONTACT WITH LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, CRASHED NEAR HESPERIA, CA ON A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT TO VICTORVILLE, CA. THE THREE FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A COMPANY VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE REPOSITIONING FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT WAS A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT TO VICTORVILLE, CA, CALLED OFF OF LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HELIPORT (LLUMC) AT 1742 PST. THE MERCY AIR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER LOST THE OUTERLINK SATELLITE TRACKING SIGNAL AT APPROXIMATELY 1755 PST APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES SOUTH OF HESPERIA, CA.
NTSB investigation
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