30-Sep-12 N144CF AgustaWestland AW109E Eastland, US-Texas
30-Sep-12
Pilot tried to divert to a local airport because of limited visibility due to bad weather. Helicopter crashed in open field and was extensively damaged. All three “minor to moderate” injuries – Pilot Scott Wallace and medics Teresa Campbell and Rhett Drahe.
04-Dec-11 N146CF AgustaWestland AW109E Southlake, US-Texas
04-Dec-11
Main rotor blade struck street sign
13-Nov-11 AgustaWestland AW109E Elkhart, US-Texas
13-Nov-11
While emergency crews were working the first crash scene, an intoxicated car driver bypassed emergency vehicles and crashed into the tail fin of a Careflite helicopter that had landed in the middle of Highway 287. The helicopter was disabled and unable to transport the original crash victims to hospitals.
Milestone Aviation Group announces $205M of Helicopter Lease transactions
Source: Milestone Aviation Group, 06-Mar-11
Milestone Aviation Group, the first global specialty finance company focused exclusively on the helicopter and private jet markets, announced today $205 million in transactions. With this announcement, which was made at the Helicopter Association International Heli-Expo, Milestone has closed on 20 new and pre-owned helicopters totalling $141 million as well as signed Letters of Intent [...]
CareFlite 222 crash evidence points to mechanical failure
Source: Star Telegram, 17-Jun-10
The rotor mast was fractured in two places — up high, several inches below the rotor hub, and farther down, just above the transmission. Investigator Tom Latson declined to offer possible explanations for the mast to have fractured in such a way, but noted that the tailboom, which was also found intact and 400 feet [...]
CareFlite celebrates 30 years of medical air transport in Texas
Source: Fort Worth Business Press, 30-Jun-09
