Air Ambulance Crashes Trigger FAA's Attention

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Huntsville, TX (AHN) - The PHI Air Medical helicopter was the second chopper

to fly the Huntsville-Houston trip on the same morning. The first, a Life

Flight helicopter, turned back because of the low clouds when it was just 10

miles away from Huntsville.

According to Tom Flanagan, chief operating officer of the Memorial Hermann

Hospital-The Texas Medical Center, which runs the Life Flight program, the

return of their helicopter prompted them to contact PHI, which was based at

airport. PHI was informed of the first flight's failure and weighed

the risks before it took the assignment

Unfortunately, the second attempt was not successful and resulted in the

death of its passenger and three crew members on Monday morning.