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NTSB investigators say the Air Evac Lifeteam Bell 206L-1 helicopter (N62AE) that crashed Aug. 31 near Walnut Grove, Arkansas broke up in flight.
The fatal accident raised the total for the year to six fatal Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) crashes taking 16 lives.
The crash occurred about 80 miles north of Little Rock, AR, about 4:30 a.m. Pilot Kenneth Robertson, flight nurse Kenneth Meyer and flight paramedic Gayla Gregory died in the accident. The helicopter crew was based in Vilonia, AR, and was flying to Crabtree, AR, to pick up a patient.
The FAA said the Bell 206 was flying under VFR conditions. It was registered to the EMS company based in West Plains, MO. The helicopter was...