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Medical helicopter hits wires on approach to St. Luke's

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A PennSTAR helicopter landing early Thursday morning at St. Luke's Hospital in Schuylkill County struck power lines, knocking out power, St. Luke's University Health Network said in a news release. The helicopter was able to land safely about 2:20 a.m. and none of the personnel on board was injured, the hospital system said. (www.lehighvalleylive.com) More...

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wylann
wylann 3
Glad they made it down ok.
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irwinjim99
James Irwin 2
How does a "high time" "skilled" pilot have an occurrence such as this. Unless extreme wind conditions, would think he was very familiar with this approach?
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davidrbarnes
David Barnes 1
Article states: "The aircraft owner and operator, Metro Aviation, follows the published FFA reporting mandate regulations and will solely determine next steps," Higgins wrote.

Pretty sure it's the FAA, not the FFA.
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