A goose? What led to helicopter crash that killed three in US
US-based National Transportation Safety Board said in its preliminary report that a dead goose was found in part of the flight control system of a medical helicopter.
The crash was reported near Weatherford. The control centre said it lost contact with the Air Evac Lifeteam helicopter crew shortly before 11:30 pm (local time), the company said in a statement Sunday.
The report does not specify a specific reason for the disaster, but it does mention that one goose was found in the helicopter’s flight control system and others in the debris field. According to the NTSB, a report on the probable cause could take up to two years to complete.
The helicopter crashed when it was returning to Weatherford after taking a patient to an Oklahoma City hospital. The pilot and both Air Evac Lifeteam crew members, a flight nurse and a paramedic, were killed.
