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1 Dead, 2 Critically Injured After Medical Helicopter Crashes, Authorities Say
One crew member died and two were critically injured in the crash of a medical helicopter carrying nurses and a pilot, with investigations underway.
- On Saturday, a medical helicopter crashed east of Nashville, killing one crew member and critically injuring two crew members, authorities said.
- The flight left the emergency operations center and crashed in the 7100 block of Cairo Bend Road, authorities said.
- Records and the operator say the aircraft was a 2015 Airbus EC130T2, and Vanderbilt LifeFlight confirmed three crew aboard including nurses and the pilot.
- The National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating and the Federal Aviation Administration will likely help lead the probe, while two injured crew members are treated at Vanderbilt University Hospital.
- The crash site was located between Lebanon and Gallatin about 22 miles east of Nashville and about 12 miles south of the Music City Executive Airport, and authorities said they do not yet know the flight's origin or destination.
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1 crew member killed, 2 critically injured in medical helicopter crash near Nashville
A medical helicopter has crashed east of Nashville, Tennessee, killing one crew member and critically injuring two other crew members.
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Medical helicopter crashes; one dead, two hurt
The aircraft went down near the 7100 block of Cairo Bend Road south of the Gallatin airport on Saturday afternoon, officials said. LEBANON, Tenn. — A Vanderbilt LifeFlight helicopter crashed Saturday afternoon in a field off Cairo Bend Road, leaving one crew member dead and two others critically injured, local officials said. The single-engine medical...
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