Fatal Aeromed Crash

[GalvestonDuck]

DATE 2/17/04 0210

PROGRAM EagleMed

VENDOR Ballard Aviation

ADDRESS
6601 Pueblo Rd.
Wichita, KS 67209

WEATHER Clear. Not a factor

AIRCRAFT_TYPE King Air

TAIL# N777KU

INJURIES Brandon Bow, Pilot - fatal
Jonathan Dye, Med Crew - fatal
Jennifer Hauptman, Med Crew - fatal


DESCRIPTION The aircraft and crew was returning to its Dodge
City base from Wichita Mid-Continental Airport.
At approximately 0300, all contact was lost with
the aircraft and at approximately 0325, a crash
was reported northwest of Dodge City Regional
Airport. As rescue personnel arrived on scene,
it was quickly determined that there were no
survivors.

ADDITIONAL INFO "EagleMed will continue to provide air ambulance
services throughout its 6 state coverage area in
honor of our lost friends and teammates"



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[ColdFront77]

I didn't hear this and I was in earshot of Fox News Channel during the mid afternoon to especially evening, yesterday.

[GalvestonDuck]

The news channels rarely mention these crashes and I don't know why.

I'm subscribed to FlightWeb's notification list. They send emails concerning any kind of EMS flight incident. I signed up after the UK crash, which I found out about on accident one day when I was working here (in TX) and went to the Lexington Herald-Leader website to check on any KY news. I was shocked to see the top story was "Flight Crew Perishes in UK Copter Crash." I spent the first few moments trying to figure out what copter they were talking about because I just KNEW they could not be talking about our EMS crew. Sad to say, I was mistaken. I called the ER and asked one of the clerks who I knew from my years there what happened. She told me about it and about who had died (names hadn't been released yet and weren't in the news).

[ColdFront77]

I have heard/seen the reports of these small plane crashes on the cable news channel;
it obviously crossed there wires, but a lot of the other "major" news, kept it off air.