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| Date: | Sunday 22 May 2011 |
| Time: | 17:32 |
| Type: |  MBB BK 117B-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Methods Inc |
| Registration: | N550SL |
| MSN: | 7139 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Joplin, MO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
N550SL (St. John's MedFlight of Joplin, MO) was destroyed on the helipad at St.John's Regional Medical Center by category F-5 tornado.
Sources:
http://www.flyafrica.info/forums/showthread.php?38779-The-power-of-a-tornado
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2011 10:30 | 78Delta | Added |
| 24-May-2011 16:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 25-May-2011 06:11 | rvargast17 | Updated [Location, ] |
| 22-Nov-2012 10:55 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Nov-2012 11:02 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jan-2020 16:37 | 23theria226@lpsk6.or | Updated [Date, Damage, ] |
| 21-Jan-2020 17:46 | 23theria226@lpsk6.or | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
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