Duke University’s 2007 EC135 T2+ landed safely after a bird strike while transporting a patient Sunday. They had just picked up the individual in Danville, Va and were headed back to Durham when the collision occurred. It was reportedly a chicken hawk that struck the tail section of the aircraft. The pilot elected to land [...]
Hurricane Ida is being blamed for an incident on a oil rig located in the Gulf of Mexico this morning. Workers on the rig said that their lift boat, which was tied to the rig, broke loose and damaged the rig’s supports. As a result they feared that the entire structure might collapse into the [...]
A medical helicopter chartered from Australian Helicopters was lowering a paramedic and another crew member to a ship at sea when the winch broke. They were approximately 16 meters off the ground at the time which is around 52 feet. Both lived through the fall but suffered serious injuries. The ship was located in the [...]
