Investigation Underway Into Hospital Helicopter Crash in Colorado

NTSB has launched an investigation into the crash of a medical helicopter in Colorado.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has launched an investigation into the crash of a medical helicopter in Frisco, Colorado that led to the death of the pilot.

NTSB investigating today's crash of an Airbus AS-350 helicopter in Frisco, CO.

— NTSB (@NTSB) July 3, 2015

The Flight for Life helicopter was leaving St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in Frisco on Friday when it crashed hitting an employee parking lot. There were no patients on board the helicopter.

The pilot died in the accident, while two other crew members – a paramedic and a nurse, survived with serious injuries.

The US Flight for Life care service provides emergency medical helicopter transport, as well as land vehicles and planes used to transport critically ill patients to specialized health centres.

Flight for Life was the first civilian hospital-based medical program in the United States. It started off in 1972 with a single helicopter based at St. Anthony Central Hospital in Denver, Colorado.