ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352240
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 March 2024 |
| Time: | 14:35 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS350B3e Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Med-Trans Corp |
| Registration: | N853MB |
| MSN: | 7294 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Fort Morgan, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Greeley- NCMC Heliport, CO (98CO) |
| Colorado Plains Medical Center Heliport, CO (0CD1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Eurocopter AS350B3e Ecureuil medical helicopter force landed in a field after having been struck by a bird. The pilot suffered a minor scratch.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/medical-helicopter-makes-emergency-landing-in-morgan-county-due-to-bird-strike
NTSB
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=abb392&lat=40.276&lon=-103.811&zoom=14.2&showTrace=2024-03-05&trackLabels
Location
Media:
A helicopter was reported to have been involved in an emergency landing near Fort Morgan on Tuesday, which is along Interstate 76 northeast of Denver. https://t.co/yxwSlOovke pic.twitter.com/Xwzs5VEUys
— Channel 2 KWGN (@channel2kwgn) March 5, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2024 09:40 | ASN | Added |
| 06-Mar-2024 09:41 | ASN | Updated [Operator] |
| 19-Mar-2024 21:24 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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