Miami Valley Hospital
Date: 26-JUL-22
Time: 08:55:00Z
Regis#: N520CF
Aircraft Make: EUROCOPTER
Aircraft Model: AS365
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: MINOR
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: AMBULANCE
Flight Phase: MANEUVERING (MNV)
Operation: 135
Aircraft Operator: MIAMI VALLEY HOSPITAL
City: HAMILTON
State: OHIO
Location of helicopter in photos:
2 hours before sunrise:
KMWO 260915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/19 A3003 RMK AO2 T02010193
Temperature: 20.1°C ( 68°F)
Dewpoint: 19.3°C ( 67°F) [RH = 95%]
Pressure (altimeter): 30.03 inches Hg (1017.0 mb)
Winds: Calm
Visibility: 10 or more sm (16+ km)
Ceiling: At least 12,000 feet AGL
Clouds: Sky clear below 12,000 feet AGL
QC Flag: Automated observation with no human augmentation
MILFORD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) - A medical helicopter crashed while attempting to land at the scene of a fatal vehicle crash with multiple injuries reported in Butler County early Tuesday, according to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.
All three crew members on the CareFlight helicopter suffered non-life threatening injuries and were taken to an area hospital, according to Chief Deputy Anthony Dwyer.
It all started shortly after 4 a.m. when deputies responded to a crash involving two pickup trucks on U.S. 127 near Eaton Road in Milford Township.
A blue, 1998 Chevrolet Silverado heading east on Eaton Road entered the intersection and went into the path of a gray, 2013 GMC Sierra that was traveling north on U.S. 127, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.
A rear passenger in the Chevrolet Silverado, a 69-year-old Richmond, Ind. woman, was ejected from the pickup truck and pronounced deceased at the scene, the release states.
Her name will be released once next of kin is notified.
First responders had to mechanically extricate the front seat passenger of the Chevrolet Silverado. The 43-year-old woman was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries, according to the sheriff’s office.
The other two people in the Chevrolet suffered minor injuries and also were transported to the hospital.
The driver of the second pickup truck was traveling alone and was not injured, sheriff’s officials say.
CareFlight, meanwhile, responded to transport the seriously injured female passenger, according to the sheriff’s statement.
Just before 5 a.m., however, “the helicopter crashed while attempting to land at the scene,” the sheriff’s news release states.
The Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team (START) is processing both crashes and will be working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in regard to the “helicopter crash,” the release reads.
Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers responded to the helicopter crash at the request of the Butler County Sheriff’s Office, according to OSP. An OSP dispatcher tells FOX19 NOW the helicopter “crashed into power lines.”
The scene is still very active and U.S 127 will remain closed for the next several hours, sheriff’s officials say.
The Butler County Engineer’s Office temporarily reopened Huston Road in Milford Township to assist with traffic flow during the emergency Eaton Road closure at U.S. 127.
Huston Road has been closed for multiple culvert replacements but will remain open until Wednesday morning at approximately 7:30 a.m.
Northbound Eaton Road traffic is urged to detour west on Taylor School Road. From there, go north on Huston Road, east on Ohio 73, and north on Huston Road.
Southbound traffic may reverse this route.
Initially, nearly 400 Butler Rural Electric customers nearby lost power as a result of the helicopter crash, but service has since been restored, according to the utility’s website.
A CareFlight representative released a statement to FOX19 NOW that described the incident as “a hard landing.”
“Early this morning, a CareFlight helicopter operated by Air Methods Corp. responding to a vehicle accident in Butler County contacted wires and experienced a hard landing. Two of the three crew members onboard the CareFlight helicopter have been treated for their injuries and released. A third is being evaluated. Air Methods has contacted the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration and will be working through the investigation process with these agencies. The safety of patients and crew is of the utmost importance to us. We are grateful that no one was seriously injured in this incident.”
MILFORD, Ohio — A CareFlight medical helicopter experienced a ‘hard landing’ while trying to land at the scene of a Butler County vehicle crash that killed a Richmond, Indiana woman and injured three others.
The incident started as a crash around 4 a.m. Tuesday involving two pickup trucks on U.S. 127 at Eaton Road in Milford Twp., Butler County, which is about 10 miles north of Hamilton.
A passenger in one of the trucks, identified only as a 69-year-old Richmond woman, was thrown from the truck in the crash and pronounced dead at the scene, Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones said in a media release. A front-seat passenger in the same truck, only identified as a 43-year-old woman, was pinned inside the car and suffered serious injuries.
Two other people inside the first pickup truck also suffered minor injuries in the vehicle crash and were taken to an area hospital for treatment. The driver of the other truck was not injured in the crash.
A CareFlight medical helicopter was called to the scene to transport the woman who was seriously injured. Just before 5 a.m., the helicopter crashed while trying to land at the scene, injuring all three crew members on board, Jones said. The crew members were also taken to the hospital with injuries described as non-life threatening.
A spokesperson for Premier Health said Monday afternoon that two of three crew members have been treated and released from the hospital. The third crew member is being evaluated.
The woman who was seriously injured was not on board the medical helicopter when it crashed, a Premier Health spokesperson said in a statement.
A preliminary investigation of the helicopter crash found the helicopter contacted power lines, sending the helicopter to the ground in the “hard landing.”
The identities of those involved in the vehicle crash have not been released pending notification of family and further investigation.
The vehicle crash is being investigated by the Butler County Sheriff’s Office while the Federal Aviation Administration will be tasked with investigating the helicopter crash.
