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Mercy Flight Engine Shut Down During Evac

What: Mercy Flight enroute Buffalo to ECMC from Orleans County
Where: A mile from Buffalo Niagara
When: Dec 2 2009
Who: Pilot Shawn Hayes, 2 flight crew nurses and a patient
Why: After Pilot Shawn Hayes reported “a drop” in one of his engine, he headed for the airport. ATC halted takeoffs for 5 minutes allowing Hayes to land anywhere but he didn’t make it to the airport. With one engine running, the pilot made a safe emergency landing.

Flight nurses transported patient by ambulance.

Hayes is a 23 year former military pilot.

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