Medical Helicopters in Indiana

[radioscan]

I am trying to map out which medical helicopters are based where in Indiana. I am sorting by tail number.
I have a pretty good list going, but I have a few questions. What medical helicopters are based in Indianapolis?
Specifically tail number N971MA. It appears to be operated by Metro Aviation.

Here is what I have so far for Indiana:


TAIL# / USER / BASE / AC TYPE

N166AE AIR EVAC 46 16IN/Evansville, IN Bell 206
N192LL IU Health Lifeline 8IN1/Arnett, IN EC145
N193LL IU Health Lifeline KHUF/Terre Haute EC145
N194LL IU Health Lifeline 8A4/Indianapolis MBB-BK 117 C-2
N195LL IU Health Lifeline KUWL/New Castle, IN MBB-BK 117 C-2
N199SM Parkview Samaritan 1 IN97/Ft. Wayne, IN EC365
N273NE IU Health LifeLine 81II/indianapolis, IN EC145
N381PH PHI Health EVV/Evansville, IN EC635
N401PH StatFlight 5 9II5/Rushville, IN Bell 407
N402PH StatFlight 2 KSER/Seymor, IN Bell 407
N861LH Lutheran Air 1 64II/ Ft. Wayne, IN EC30
N862LH Lutheran Air 2 IWH/Wabash, IN Bell 407
N863LH Lutheran Air 3 KOXI/Knox, IN EC30

This list is by no means complete. I put it together by watching for helicopters using ADSBExchange, and then researching it.
If anyone can help add missing information, please chime in. I am located about 30 miles east of the State Line, So I am
out of range the SAFE-T system.

Thanks,
Mark - N8ICW
Global Database Administrator
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[west-pac]

Google and Facebook are your friends for locating base locations. Someone shared a list several years ago on here. I had it on my previous phone before it died.

Here are some corrections:

Lutheran Air I is based on Portland, IN
Sam 2 is based in Rochester, IN
StatFlight 3 is based in Marion, IN

Also when it comes to LifeLine the birds (tail numbers) change locations all the time. M194LL may be LifeLine 1 today, LifeLine 4 tomorrow, and LifeLine 2 the day after that.

 

[IndyScan]

I was trying to map out all the LL Birds a while back & gave up. What I do is associate the tail number with the 2 RIDs in the chopper so I can at least reference the bird, but not necessarily the callsign (which can change a lot, as West-Pac said).

 

[kevin.r]

This is great, thanks! I would suggest adding this to the wiki so others can more easily find it and edit it when there are changes.

 

[radioscan]

This is great, thanks! I would suggest adding this to the wiki so others can more easily find it and edit it when there are changes.

I will when I add a few more to the list.

 

[radioscan]

Is there an IU Health Medical Helicopter based at KPLD in Portland?
I'm seeing N971MA parked there often.

Thanks,
Mark

 

[west-pac]

N971MA is not a LifeLine helicopter. It's a Metro Avation helicopter. Metro Avation is the company that provides LifeLine's helicopter service. Metro Avation also provides helicopter service for Lutheran Air. Lutheran Air has a base at the Portland airport. N971MA is likely a backup helicopter that MA uses while they take LL (LifeLine) or LA (Lutheran Air) helicopters out of service for maintenance.

 

[VASCAR2]

There are two other Air Evac Lifeteam helicopters based in Indiana besides Evansville.

N101AE Air Evac 39 Brazil Ind. 1980 Bell 206L-1

N490AE Air Evac 17 Paoli, Indiana 2006 Bell 206L-4

StatFlight locations, 1 West Lafayette, 2 Seymour,3 Anderson,4 Greencastle,5 Rushville, and 6 Evansville

N453R StatFlight 1 2003 Bell 407, West Lafayette, In
N402PH StatFlight 2 1997 Bell 407 Schneck Care Seymour Indiana
N403PH StatFlight 3 1998 Bell 407 Anderson, Ind. Anderson Airport
N320PH StatFlight 4 2005 EC-135 P2+ Greencastle, based/Maintenance Hub Putnam County airport
N401PH StatFlight 5. 2004 Bell 407 Rush Memorial, Rushville, Ind.
N381PH StatFlight 6 Green 2007 EC-135 P2+ St Vincent, Evansville

KY7 N244SH, 2015 EC130 T2 Red & White 1269 Hospital Dr NW, Corydon, In. There are at least seven Kentucky based Air Methods helicopters with one being based in Corydon, Indiana that usually takes patients to hospitals in Louisville, Ky.

Here is a list of the ones I’ve documented.

KY2 N136MF 2005 EC135 T2 Air Methods, 710 Airport Rd, Mount Sterling, Ky ***
KY3 N131LN EC130 B4 214 Airport Rd, Somerset, Ky
KY6 N135LC 2003 EC135-T2 Elizabethtown, Ky at Etown airport***
KY7 N244SH, 2015 EC130 T2 Red & White 1269 Hospital Dr NW, Corydon, In
KY8 N388AM, 2011 EC-130 T2 Air Methods 102 Airport Rd, Glascow, Ky
Ky 11 N344AM, 2011 EC-130 T2 Air Methods 35 Volunteer Dr, Bedford, KY 40006
N134LN, 2005 EC-130 Air Methods, flying to Lexington from south

 

[west-pac]

There are two other Air Evac Lifeteam helicopters based in Indiana besides Evansville.

N101AE Air Evac 39 Brazil Ind. 1980 Bell 206L-1

N490AE Air Evac 17 Paoli, Indiana 2006 Bell 206L-4

StatFlight locations, 1 West Lafayette, 2 Seymour,3 Anderson,4 Greencastle,5 Rushville, and 6 Evansville

N453R StatFlight 1 2003 Bell 407, West Lafayette, In
N402PH StatFlight 2 1997 Bell 407 Schneck Care Seymour Indiana
N403PH StatFlight 3 1998 Bell 407 Anderson, Ind. Anderson Airport
N320PH StatFlight 4 2005 EC-135 P2+ Greencastle, based/Maintenance Hub Putnam County airport
N401PH StatFlight 5. 2004 Bell 407 Rush Memorial, Rushville, Ind.
N381PH StatFlight 6 Green 2007 EC-135 P2+ St Vincent, Evansville

KY7 N244SH, 2015 EC130 T2 Red & White 1269 Hospital Dr NW, Corydon, In. There are at least seven Kentucky based Air Methods helicopters with one being based in Corydon, Indiana that usually takes patients to hospitals in Louisville, Ky.

Here is a list of the ones I’ve documented.

KY2 N136MF 2005 EC135 T2 Air Methods, 710 Airport Rd, Mount Sterling, Ky ***
KY3 N131LN EC130 B4 214 Airport Rd, Somerset, Ky
KY6 N135LC 2003 EC135-T2 Elizabethtown, Ky at Etown airport***
KY7 N244SH, 2015 EC130 T2 Red & White 1269 Hospital Dr NW, Corydon, In
KY8 N388AM, 2011 EC-130 T2 Air Methods 102 Airport Rd, Glascow, Ky
Ky 11 N344AM, 2011 EC-130 T2 Air Methods 35 Volunteer Dr, Bedford, KY 40006
N134LN, 2005 EC-130 Air Methods, flying to Lexington from south

StatFlight 3 is based in Marion, IN.

 

[VASCAR2]

You’re probably right I haven’t verified my list in some time. When I was making my list I tried to verify the location of the base whether at a hospital, airport or other location. I try to use google maps street view as much as possible plus Facebook.

 

[west-pac]

You’re probably right I haven’t verified my list in some time. When I was making my list I tried to verify the location of the base whether at a hospital, airport or other location. I try to use google maps street view as much as possible plus Facebook.

 

[radioscan]

There are two other Air Evac Lifeteam helicopters based in Indiana besides Evansville.

N101AE Air Evac 39 Brazil Ind. 1980 Bell 206L-1

N490AE Air Evac 17 Paoli, Indiana 2006 Bell 206L-4

StatFlight locations, 1 West Lafayette, 2 Seymour,3 Anderson,4 Greencastle,5 Rushville, and 6 Evansville

N453R StatFlight 1 2003 Bell 407, West Lafayette, In
N402PH StatFlight 2 1997 Bell 407 Schneck Care Seymour Indiana
N403PH StatFlight 3 1998 Bell 407 Anderson, Ind. Anderson Airport
N320PH StatFlight 4 2005 EC-135 P2+ Greencastle, based/Maintenance Hub Putnam County airport
N401PH StatFlight 5. 2004 Bell 407 Rush Memorial, Rushville, Ind.
N381PH StatFlight 6 Green 2007 EC-135 P2+ St Vincent, Evansville

KY7 N244SH, 2015 EC130 T2 Red & White 1269 Hospital Dr NW, Corydon, In. There are at least seven Kentucky based Air Methods helicopters with one being based in Corydon, Indiana that usually takes patients to hospitals in Louisville, Ky.

Here is a list of the ones I’ve documented.

KY2 N136MF 2005 EC135 T2 Air Methods, 710 Airport Rd, Mount Sterling, Ky ***
KY3 N131LN EC130 B4 214 Airport Rd, Somerset, Ky
KY6 N135LC 2003 EC135-T2 Elizabethtown, Ky at Etown airport***
KY7 N244SH, 2015 EC130 T2 Red & White 1269 Hospital Dr NW, Corydon, In
KY8 N388AM, 2011 EC-130 T2 Air Methods 102 Airport Rd, Glascow, Ky
Ky 11 N344AM, 2011 EC-130 T2 Air Methods 35 Volunteer Dr, Bedford, KY 40006
N134LN, 2005 EC-130 Air Methods, flying to Lexington from south

I have separate lists for Kentucky and Ohio. I did not include them here since this is the Indiana forum.

 

[VASCAR2]

I only included Kentucky since they have a helicopter based at the hospital in Corydon, Indiana.

I’m an old retired guy, I look at ADS-B and watch the helicopters and military aircraft plus listen to the scanner.

 

[radioscan]

I only included Kentucky since they have a helicopter based at the hospital in Corydon, Indiana.

I’m an old retired guy, I look at ADS-B and watch the helicopters and military aircraft plus listen to the scanner.

Ha, we're of like minds apparently. I retired two and a half years ago. I'm now doing the same thing, watching helos and military aircraft.
I'm about 25 miles southwest of Wright-Pat.

 

[VASCAR2]

My military listening was really impacted when they pulled the F-16’s from the Indiana and Illinois Air National Guard plus the F-15’s at St Louis in Mo ANG. I live in the Red Hill MOA and it is quiet most of the time these days. I have several hobbies that keep me busy. I’ve been to Wright Patterson AFB/Museum I need to take my Grandson there. Sorry for the thread hijack.

 

[west-pac]

My military listening was really impacted when they pulled the F-16’s from the Indiana and Illinois Air National Guard plus the F-15’s at St Louis in Mo ANG. I live in the Red Hill MOA and it is quiet most of the time these days. I have several hobbies that keep me busy. I’ve been to Wright Patterson AFB/Museum I need to take my Grandson there. Sorry for the thread hijack.

Fort Wayne ANG has F-16s again

 

[VASCAR2]

I hadn’t heard that, I thought the last Indiana Air Guard unit flying combat aircraft were the A-10’s. I used to see the A-10’s on training flights on ADS-B into central Indiana. I figured Indiana ANG were going to be out of combat aircraft once they retire the last A-10’s.

 

[INDaviation]

Is there an IU Health Medical Helicopter based at KPLD in Portland?
I'm seeing N971MA parked there often.

Thanks,
Mark

That aircraft is wearing IU colors and I've heard it ID as Lifeline 10 recently. RID 9399233

 

[west-pac]

That aircraft is wearing IU colors and I've heard it ID as Lifeline 10 recently. RID 9399233

It -is- wrapped in IU colors. LL even has a fb video with it.

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[west-pac]

N971MA -is- a backup helicopter used by Metro Avation. It's currently being used by Life Line, in place of N191LL I was told.