كولورادو 17 رمضان 1436 هـ الموافق 04 يوليو 2015
July 3, 2015
قالت السلطات في ولاية كولورادو الأمريكية، إن طائرة هليكوبتر للنقل الطبي تحطمت أثناء إقلاعها أمس الجمعة، في الولاية مما أدى إلى مقتل قائدها وإصابة اثنين آخرين على متنها.
وقال ستيف ليبشر مسؤول الإعلام في مركز ليك ديلون للإنقاذ، إن الطائرة كانت مقلعة في وقت مبكر من بعد الظهر من مركز سان انتوني سميت في فريسكو على بعد نحو 70 ميلا من دينفر عندما تحطمت.
وأضاف أن الطائرة لم تكن تحمل مرضى وأنها كانت في مهمة طبية في ذلك الوقت، وقُتل قائد الطائرة كما أصيب مسعف وممرض بجروح خطيرة، وذلك وفقا لشركة أير ميثودس التي تدير الطائرة والتي تتخذ من كولورادو مقرا لها.
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Flight For Life helicopter crashes in Frisco, pilot killed, 2 others injured
Pilot killed in Flight-for-Life helicopter crash near Frisco identified
The pilot was killed and two other people injured Friday afternoon when a Flight-for-Life helicopter burst into flames shortly after taking off near St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in Frisco.
Air Methods, the Centennial Airport-based company that operated the helicopter, reported the flight paramedic and flight nurse on board the aircraft were injured.
The pilot, 64-year-old Patrick Mahany of Silverthorne, died at the crash scene, authorities said.
Mahany had been a Flight for Life pilot since 1987. He served as a scout helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War in 1971 and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
The pilot, 64-year-old Patrick Mahany, was declared dead at the scene at 3:34 p.m., the Summit Daily news reported. He had been a pilot for Flight for Life since 1987, and received a bronze star and a purple heart for his service as a pilot in the Vietnam War.
A flight paramedic and flight nurse were taken to Denver “with significant, but I believe, survivable injuries,” Jodie Taylor, trauma medical director with St. Anthony Summit Medical Center, said at a news conference Friday evening.
One was taken to St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, and the other was taken to University Hospital. Neither of their names have been released, Summit Daily reported.
“We are deeply saddened that our pilot was fatally injured, and our hearts go out to the pilot’s family,” Taylor said. She added that he had died by the time crews pulled him from the aircraft.
The helicopter was not responding to a medical emergency when it took off, and no patient was on board, said Tineil Ilano, spokeswoman for the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.
Shortly after takeoff, it crashed in a nearby parking lot, colliding with an RV, a pickup truck and a camper, sparking a large fire.
“The FAA and the NTSB have our full cooperation as they further investigate the accident,” Air Methods spokeswoman Christina Brodsly wrote to 7NEWS. “We want to continue to make sure we have all of the facts correct. We will be back in touch with you once we have more information.”
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On July 3, 2015 in the early afternoon, a Flight for Life helicopter crashed near the St. Anthony's Medical Center in Frisco, CO. Check summitdaily.com for more information. Video by Jeff Johnson.
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