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Three Injured in Helicopter Ambulance Hard Landing | NBC Dallas-Fort Worth
Three Injured in Helicopter Ambulance Hard Landing
By ELVIRA SAKMARI
Updated 5:21 PM CST, Sat, Dec 26, 200
A helicopter ambulance crashed seconds after take off at Wise Regional Hospital in Decatur Friday afternoon.
The helicopter was about 50 feet off the ground when it came crashing down, knocking out windows and injuring three crew members. Scott Sloane took video of the hard landing on Friday.
Two were taken by Careflight to a Fort Worth hospital, the third crew member was treated at Wise Regional Hospital.
"They were headed to Wichita Falls to pick up a patient," Decatur Police Chief Rex Hoskins told the Star-Telegram. "They were up about 50 feet when it started to smoke. It then just came back down really hard."
By ELVIRA SAKMARI
Updated 5:21 PM CST, Sat, Dec 26, 200
A helicopter ambulance crashed seconds after take off at Wise Regional Hospital in Decatur Friday afternoon.
The helicopter was about 50 feet off the ground when it came crashing down, knocking out windows and injuring three crew members. Scott Sloane took video of the hard landing on Friday.
Two were taken by Careflight to a Fort Worth hospital, the third crew member was treated at Wise Regional Hospital.
"They were headed to Wichita Falls to pick up a patient," Decatur Police Chief Rex Hoskins told the Star-Telegram. "They were up about 50 feet when it started to smoke. It then just came back down really hard."
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I would suggest it was more than a "Hard Landing" if all three occupants were injured.....sounds more like a "crash". "Hard" is when you spill your coffee...a crash is when you hurt your back.
