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Medical copter crash part of growing trend

Investigators looking at weather, mechanical factors in Thursday’s accident that injured pilot, 2 others

By DAN McFEELY
Indianapolis Star (Indiana)

CHESTERFIELD, Ind. — The crash of a medical helicopter in nighttime fog early Thursday represents the latest in a fast-rising number of accidents plaguing the industry.

The crash came one week after the National Transportation Safety Board issued a report criticizing the Federal Aviation Administration’s lack of supervision over the nation’s air medical services industry.

The Anderson-based private medical helicopter crashed into the back yard of a home off Ind. 32, a half-mile from Anderson Municipal Airport.

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