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Mystery Remains Regarding Reno EMS Crash

Steve Scott

Monday, December 14th, 2009

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The preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on the Nov. 14 crash of a helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) aircraft near Doyle, CA, sheds little light on the cause of the fatal HEMS accident---only the second for 2009. The medical helicopter went down north of Reno near the Nevada-California state line, killing all three crewmembers aboard. The Aerospatialte AS350BA (N5793P) crashed about 29 miles northwest of Reno in Lassen County, CA around 2 a.m., according to a…

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