What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
? March 26, 2016, about 1:30 am central time, N911GF, a Eurocopter AS350-B2 helicopter, operating as a part 135 air ambulance flight by haynes life flight, crashed under unknown circumstances in Enterprise, Alabama. The pilot, flight nurse, paramedic, and patient were killed. The helicopter was substantially damaged. The air ambulance was transporting a car accident victim from an accident scene to baptist center medical heliport in montgomery, Alabama. Night instrument meteorological conditions with thunderstorms, rain showers, and low visibility were prevailing over the area at the time of the accident.
? The aircraft was reported missing at approximately 1:30 am when radio contact was lost. Due to the weather conditions, the initial search was called off. The search began again at sunrise and the helicopter was located about 10 miles west of Enterprise in a heavily wooded area near the community of goodman off Alabama highway 134.
As the FAA filed it
? MARCH 26, 2016, ABOUT 1:30 AM CENTRAL TIME, N911GF, A EUROCOPTER AS350-B2 HELICOPTER, OPERATING AS A PART 135 AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHT BY HAYNES LIFE FLIGHT, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN ENTERPRISE, ALABAMA. THE PILOT, FLIGHT NURSE, PARAMEDIC, AND PATIENT WERE KILLED. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE AIR AMBULANCE WAS TRANSPORTING A CAR ACCIDENT VICTIM FROM AN ACCIDENT SCENE TO BAPTIST CENTER MEDICAL HELIPORT IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA. NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH THUNDERSTORMS, RAIN SHOWERS, AND LOW VISIBILITY WERE PREVAILING OVER THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
? THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MISSING AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 AM WHEN RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST. DUE TO THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE INITIAL SEARCH WAS CALLED OFF. THE SEARCH BEGAN AGAIN AT SUNRISE AND THE HELICOPTER WAS LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF ENTERPRISE IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF GOODMAN OFF ALABAMA HIGHWAY 134.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.