The probability of a bird strike in that area at that time was deemed to be low, according to the NTSB report.

The NTSB determined that a bird strike caused the fatal Air Evac helicopter crash in Oklahoma, claiming three lives in ...

Pilot Russell Haslam, Flight Nurse Adam Tebben, and Flight Paramedic Steven Fitzgerald died when the Air Evac helicopter crashed on January 21 while returning to base after transporting a patient ...

THEY’LL BE USING VENDORS, THOUGH, LIKE AIR EVAC AND PAFFORD AIR. ACCORDING TO THE HOSPITAL. AS THIS FEDERAL INVESTIGATION GOES FORWARD. WE’RE LIVE TONIGH Federal investigators are examining the ...

Investigators previously said the helicopter may have had inaccurate altitude readings in the moments before the crash, and the crew may not have heard key instructions from air traffic controllers.

The Air Evac Lifeteam crew included 66-year-old pilot Gale “Butch” Alleman Jr., 40-year-old flight nurse Bethany Aicken, and 29-year-old flight paramedic James Welsh. According to a Federal Aviation ...

6, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) A piece of wreckage is lifted from the water onto a salvage vessel near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an ...

The Air Evac helicopter was called by Polk County dispatchers ... “They’re not calling it a crash,” Charles clarified. “The helicopter was just disabled.” At that point, Erlanger sent ...