Medflight copter

[tazz]

Hey all,

I just got word yesterday that one of Medflight's helicopters crashed while landing at Don Scott OSU Airport. The helicopter was a Eurocopter BK 117 and has the tail number of N117MK.

From what I heard there was 4 people on board and everybody made it out but, I guess the helicopter was destroyed.

I was wondering if anybody can give me more details on what happened. Which helicopter is Medflight 1 flying now ? Is N117MK going to be fixed bacj up or written off ?

Any information will be greatly helpful

 

[mmartinfan]

wow word travels sllllllloooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww down there. It takes weeks for the news to travel there


It went splat for the lack of a better term on the north pad @ OSU they had a few people on an observation flight from OSU hospital.

I guess the helo is a write off, I keep forgetting to ask when I talk to the people there. (Insurance rates for Omniflight will go up) It was the IFR certifed helo

 

[tazz]

Hello,

Thanks for the info. Not the news I wanted to hear. I liked N117MK and it was a good chopper. That leaves them with no IFR certified helicopter. I wonder if they will be getting another one.

Do you have any ideal which chopper they are using now ? Is it N460H ? A BK 117 Medflight uses for back-up.

I heard about the accident by reading the accident report on the NTSB website. I haven't been over the base here in Wellston to talk to any of the people there. N117MK has been on the pad here at Wellston several times.


FYI....Medflight 3 is currently flying N135WL one of the new Eurocopter EC 135's. They had a couple of bugs to work out on the new bird but, everything is running well now.


Again thanks for the info

 

[Colin9690]

WOW, I live a few miles from Don Scott and go there weekly, and I have not heard 'bout this. I remeber seeing 7MK several times, I liked it. If it's true that was their last IFR chopper, they WILL het a new one. If they don't that jeopordizes their business when the weather goes bad.

 

[mkinkade]

Here's a link to the news story on Channel 4's website.
www.nbc4i.com/news/5007752/detail.html#

 

[tazz]

Hey all,

From the pictures I seen of the helicopter, the damage dos not look that bad. I'm sure they can salvage some stuff off of it. I hope the get another IFR copter soon. They may get one of the new EC 135's so that will be kinda neat.


Yes, 117MK was to me a one of a kind helicopter but, I remember Omniflight bringing a back-up helicopter to the pad in Wellston one time. It looked like 117MK but was painted the gray paint scheme that Omniflight paints their back-up helos. This helicopter had the tail number I think of N117VU. It was a very neat ship. It was in Wellston for a couple of days and them moved somewhere else.

For those reading and don't know, Omniflight Helicopters of Dallas, TX supplies the helicopters, pilots, and mechanics for Medflight.


Have a great day

 

[jscott02]

i have seen the omniflight backup around columbus a few times lately (since the accident).

 

[tazz]

Hey all,



Anybody know what the tail number is on the Omniflight back-up helicopter Medflight 1 is using.

If anybody can't get a tail number, please advise what the helicopter looks like. I would like to know.

I have been to busy to swing over the base here in town to get any information.



Thank you for your time

 

[jscott02]

didnt get a tail number. it was grey with either a dark blue, or black tail section.

 

[FPO703]

Is it perhaps N117VU?

 

[tazz]

Hello all,



Man I hope so................


That would be sweet to see that bird again. I was very nice. If they are not using N117VU , I wonder if they will be using another IFR certified helo.


I'm not sure how many IFR certified helicopters Omniflight operates. I was over to the Wellston base on day and one of the pilots showed me a folder with all the differnt types of helicopters they run.


We were looking at the pages for the BK 117's because I had a couple of old pictures of another helicopter and he was trying to look it up to see where it was located. I have tons and tons of pictures of every helicopter that has been the the Wellston base.


Have a great day

 

[CapStar362]

www.helispot.com should have images of all the birds any company has.

 

[FPO703]

www.helispot.com hasn't been updated for quite a while.

http://www.alecbuck.com is more up to date.

 

[CapStar362]

Helispot is undergoing major renovation. Stay tuned for updates.

Helispot will begin accepting new photos when the renovation is complete

thats not very old....... looks like its about time they are going to update it

 

[FPO703]

That message has been there for a while.

 

[drumming102]

It sucks stumbeling acrost this tonight. I'm on my way to do a shift with careflight in the morning as a ride along. :-D

 

[FPO703]

Erie, Pennsylvania Life Star Helo just lost their Agusta A109 and a veteran Pilot in Warren County, PA on the 7th of this month.

Be careful out there.