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Investigators at Scene of Suburban Philadelphia Medical Helicopter Crash

Federal investigators pored over the wreckage of a medical helicopter a day after it crash-landed without loss of life next to a church in a residential area of suburban Philadelphia, somehow avoiding a web of power lines and buildings. Brian …

Safety Probe Cites ‘Poor Safety Culture’ for Fatal Air Ambulance Crash

A lax safety culture at an air ambulance company led to the crash of a medical helicopter last year in snowy weather in Ohio that killed three people, federal investigators said Tuesday. Survival Flight’s “inadequate management of safety” led the …

Kentucky Court Overturns $21M Judgement in Helicopter Crash Case

The Kentucky Court of Appeals has overturned a $21.7 million judgment against a helicopter company regarding a crash that killed three people. Three people died in June 2013 when an air ambulance crashed as it was returning from a trip …

Kentucky Jury Awards $21.7M to Families of 3 Killed in Medical Chopper Crash

A Kentucky jury has awarded $21.7 million to the families of three people who died in a June 2013 medical helicopter crash. A jury in Clay County decided the award Thursday after a three-week trial and five hours of deliberation, …