Pilot's Use of Sedatives Led to Loss of Control in Deadly Shelby County Helicopter Crash, NTSB Finds

Allergy Meds a Contributing Factor in Medical Flight Crash, Investigation Finds

(MedPage Today) -- Federal investigators found that a pilot's medication use may have been a contributing factor in a 2023 medical helicopter crash that killed two in Alabama. The National Transportation Safety Board released the final report...

Investigation finds medications were contributing factor in medical flight crash

Federal investigators found that a pilot’s medication use may have been a contributing factor in a 2023 medical helicopter crash that killed two in Alabama. The National Transportation Safety Board released the final report this month on the April 2,…

Pilot's use of sedatives led to loss of control in deadly Shelby County helicopter crash, NTSB finds

A pilot's delayed actions, combined with his use of sedatives, led to the medical helicopter crash that claimed his and another man's life in 2023, the National Transportation Safety Board has found.

Pilot taking multiple sedatives blamed for Shelby County medical helicopter crash that killed 2

Pilot Marc Gann, 63, and flight nurse Samuel “Adam” Russell, 43, were killed. Medic Amanda Daniels was seriously injured.

NTSB finds sedative use by pilot led to fatal Shelby County helicopter crash

The NTSB says the pilot's use of multiple sedating medications contributed to the crash of a medical helicopter in Shelby County in April 2023.NTSB investigatio

Loss of control fatal for two

Probable Cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.