Air Methods has released the names of the crew killed in yesterday's accident.
Brenda E. French, Paramedic, 28, Safford, AZ
Parker W. Summons, Nurse, 41, Tucson, AZ
Alexander (Alex) B. Kelley, Pilot, 61, Tucson, AZ

For photos of the crew, please visit KVOA.com.
KGUN 9 has a photo of the helicopter just before impact.

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 509AM Make/Model: AS50 Description: AS-350/550 ECUREUIL, ASTAR, SUPERSTAR, F
Date: 07/28/2010 Time: 2142

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: TUCSON State: AZ Country: US

DESCRIPTION
N509AM LIFENET 12 EUROCOPTER AS350B3 CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES,
THE THREE PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED, NEAR TUCSON, AZ

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 3
# Crew: 3 Fat: 3 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: KTUS 2115Z 17014G18KT 10SM VCTS SCT090 34/18 A2999

OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER

FAA FSDO: SCOTTSDALE, AZ (WP07) Entry date: 07/29/2010

A LifeNet Arizona (LifeNet 12) helicopter, based in Douglas, Arizona, crashed this afternoon in Tucson killing the three person crew. Early reports indicate the helicopter's rotors stopped working and the aircraft plummeted to the ground. The Eurocopter AS350 was enroute to Douglas from University Medical Center in Marana. There was no patient onboard. Please visit the following links for more information:

- KVOA.com (photos and video of accident site)
- KOLD News 13 (photos)

EagleMed has released a statement identifying the crew of the helicopter that crashed on Thursday. Al Harrison, the Pilot, and Ryan Duke, a Flight Nurse, died in the crash. The third member of the crew, Michael Eccard was found about 50 yards from the wreckage, he is reported to be in critical condition at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center in Oklahoma City. There was no patient on board the helicopter.

An EagleMed helicopter has crashed tonight about 7:30, about four miles south of Kingsfisher, Oklahoma. Two crew members are reported dead and a third crew member was injured. The names are still being withheld at this time. It is being reported that the helicopter had departed Oklahoma City's Integris Baptist Medical Center and was enroute to a hospital in Okeene. Please visit the following links for more information:

- News9.com (photo of accident site)
- KOCO.com

American Eurocopter today announced that North Carolina’s Pitt County Memorial Hospital took delivery of two EC145s for its EastCare air medical service fleet. These aircraft will join an EC135 that was delivered at the start of the year and will be located at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, North Carolina.

EastCare is a critical care air and ground transport service that provides both rapid transportation and advanced medical care to critically ill and injured patients 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The program has been an operator of Eurocopter rotary-wing aircraft since the mid-1980s. Previously, EastCare operated BK-117s through a lease program and the EC135 and these EC145s mark the program’s move from leasing to ownership.

Grand Prairie, Texas - American Eurocopter announced today that Travis County STAR Flight has placed its third EC145 into service. STAR Flight is a public safety air rescue program based in Austin, Texas. The program selected the EC145 to fulfill the needs of its expanding mission scope.

“Our program handles a wide variety of missions including a mix of EMS, search and rescue (SAR), firefighting, and law enforcement support missions,” explains Casey Ping, STAR Flight’s Program Director . “We chose the EC145 because it supplies the power, reliability and cabin size to meet our broad mission parameters.”

NTSB Identification: CEN10FA291
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Wednesday, June 02, 2010 in Midlothian, TX
Aircraft: BELL 222, registration: N515MK
Injuries: 2 Fatal.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

On June 2, 2010 at approximately 1400 central daylight time, a Bell 222U, multi-engine helicopter, N515MK, was destroyed after impacting terrain near Midlothian, Texas. The airline transport rated pilot and the mechanic, who were the only occupants, sustained fatal injuries. The helicopter was owned and operated by CareFlite, Grand Prairie, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the accident and a company flight plan had been filed for the Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 return to service flight following maintenance that had been performed. The helicopter had departed the Grand Prairie Municipal Airport (GPM) Grand Prairie, Texas at approximately 1352, and had planned to return to GPM airport.

The helicopter was in cruise flight at approximately 600 feet above ground level (AGL) when several witnesses saw the tail boom and the main rotor system separate from the helicopter. The fuselage was destroyed in an immediate post-impact fire. The main rotor mast separated just below the head. The main rotor system including the hub and blade assembly, pitch change links, and walking beam assembly remained connected to the swash plate assembly and impacted terrain approximately 200 feet northeast of the main wreckage. The entire tail boom assembly separated just aft of the fuselage and impacted terrain approximately 400 feet northeast of the main wreckage.

The wreckage was removed to a secure storage facility for continued investigation.