MED FLIGHT HELICOPTER DIDN'T HAVE RECOMMENDED SAFETY GEAR.(NEWS)

From: The Capital Times (Madison, WI) | Date: May 12, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: Pat Schneider pschneider@madison.com

The UW Med Flight helicopter that crashed near La Crosse did not have two pieces of safety technology recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration, but an official of the company that owned the craft said Monday it was installing them as quickly as it could on its 330-craft fleet.

Mike Allen, senior vice president at Denver-based Air Methods, said the helicopter was not...

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