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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Eurocopter AS 350 B2 · Kearney, MO · August 26, 2011

Date
August 26, 2011 · 18:41 local
Place
Kearney, MO
Airport
Midwest National Air Center
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
QMLA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N352LN
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11FA599
Reported as
Eurocopter AS 350 B2
Reported engine
Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,240 total136 in this make and model74 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On August 26, 2011, at approximately 1841 central daylight time (CDT) (2341Z), N352LN, an aerospatiale AS350B2, owned and operated by air methods corporation doing business as lifenet, crashed in mosby, Missouri, approximately 1 nautical mile northeast of Midwest National Air Center Airport, mosby, Missouri (gph). The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces. On board were the pilot, a flight nurse, a paramedic and a patient; all received fatal injuries. There were no ground injuries or significant ground damage. Weather at the time of the crash was visual meteorological conditions, wind from the southeast at 4 knots.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 26, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 1841 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT) (2341Z), N352LN, AN AEROSPATIALE AS350B2, OWNED AND OPERATED BY AIR METHODS CORPORATION DOING BUSINESS AS LIFENET, CRASHED IN MOSBY, MISSOURI, APPROXIMATELY 1 NAUTICAL MILE NORTHEAST OF MIDWEST NATIONAL AIR CENTER AIRPORT, MOSBY, MISSOURI (GPH). THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES. ON BOARD WERE THE PILOT, A FLIGHT NURSE, A PARAMEDIC AND A PATIENT; ALL RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THERE WERE NO GROUND INJURIES OR SIGNIFICANT GROUND DAMAGE. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, WIND FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 4 KNOTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.