The accident aircraft, Mercy Air 2, departs Mojave, CA in February 2005
Accident
Date
December 10, 2006 (2006-12-10)
Summary
Crashed in fog
Site
Cajon Pass, San Bernardino County, California
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Bell 412SP
Operator
Mercy Air Services, Inc.
Registration
N410MA
Destination
Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville, California.
Crew
3
Fatalities
3
Injuries
0
Survivors
0
The 2006 Mercy Air helicopter accident occurred on December 10, 2006, about 17:55 Pacific Standard Time, when a Bell 412SP helicopter, call sign "Mercy Air 2" impacted mountainous terrain near Hesperia, California and the Cajon Pass.[1] The commercial helicopter pilot and two medical crew members were killed, and the helicopter was destroyed by impact forces and a postcrash fire.[2]
On July 30, 2008, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its probable-cause report on the accident. According to the NTSB, the probable cause of the crash was "the pilot's inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and subsequent failure to maintain terrain clearance." The dark night conditions, fog, and mountainous terrain were ruled to be contributing factors.[3]
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^"NTSB Preliminary Report: LAX07FA056". National Transportation Safety Board. 2006-12-20. Retrieved 2007-06-18. On December 10, 2006, about 1755 Pacific standard time, a Bell 412SP helicopter, N410MA, call sign "Mercy Air 2", impacted mountainous terrain near Hesperia, California. LifeNet, Inc., d.b.a. Mercy Air Services, Inc., was operating the helicopter under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The commercial pilot and two medical crew members sustained fatal injuries; the helicopter was destroyed. A post-impact fire ensued.
^"NTSB Probable Cause Report: LAX07FA056". National Transportation Safety Board. 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
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