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LifeNet Frozen After Crash


Pictured: A LifeNet Eurocopter AS-350B-3 Ecureuil. The one in the crash is
registration # N509AM
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer David J Transier

What: AirMethods American Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil en route from Marana to Southeast Arizona Medical Center
Where: Near Park and 1st Avenue, Tucson, Arizona
When: July 28, 2010, 2 pm
Who: pilot, flight nurse and paramedic
UPDATE: LifeNet flights have been halted but crews will return to service at an unspecified time after debriefing. Pilot Alex Kelley, paramedic Brenda French, and flight nurse Parker Summons died when theAS350 B3 Eurocopter “LifeNet 12” crashed in an Arizona neighborhood while returning from maintenance at Marana Regional Airport to Douglas.
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