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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Snias AS350B2 · Crown City, OH · April 23, 2007

Date: April 23, 2007 · 05:59 local
Place: Crown City, OH
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: QMLA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N106HN
Reported as: Snias AS350B2
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,112 total185 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) A medivac helicopter departed pleasant valley hospital in point pleasant WV enroute to st. mary's hospital in huntington WV. At approximately 22 minutes into the trip the aircraft had a loss of power. The pilot autorotated the aircraft onto a field close to Crown City Ohio. The aircraft had two medical staff, one patient and one pilot on board, no one was injured. According to the pilot the aircraft had only minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A MEDIVAC HELICOPTER DEPARTED PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL IN POINT PLEASANT WV ENROUTE TO ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL IN HUNTINGTON WV. AT APPROXIMATELY 22 MINUTES INTO THE TRIP THE AIRCRAFT HAD A LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT AUTOROTATED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO A FIELD CLOSE TO CROWN CITY OHIO. THE AIRCRAFT HAD TWO MEDICAL STAFF, ONE PATIENT AND ONE PILOT ON BOARD, NO ONE WAS INJURED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE AIRCRAFT HAD ONLY MINOR DAMAGE.