Mercy Flight Fatal 2 - 4/26/2022

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Date:26-APR-2022
Time:c 13:00 LT
Type:
Silhouette image of generic B429 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different

Bell 429
Owner/operator:Mercy Flight
Registration:N507TJ
MSN:57332
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage:Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Category:Accident
Location:near Elba, NY -
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United States of America
Phase:Unknown
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Batavia-Genesee County Airport, NY (KGVQ)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating:
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Information is only available from news or social media reports
Narrative:
A Mercy Flight helicopter crashed north of Batavia-Genesee County Airport, NY (KGVQ) during a training flight. Both pilots sustained fatal injuries.

New York State Police Major said that they are not yet certain why the helicopter went down. He said " it is possible that the helicopter may have struck power lines on the way down, but he believes they did not cause the crash."


Sources:

Two dead after Mercy Flight helicopter crash during training mission in Genesee County
ADS-B Exchange - tracking thousands of aircraft
2 dead after Mercy Flight helicopter crashes in Elba, New York - Fox3 Now
 
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