Jamese Sauer News Today

RIGA — A section of road in Monroe County has been dedicated to the memory of Mercy Flight pilot James E. Sauer, who was one of two people killed in

The Bell 429 crashed due to abrupt control inputs and the instructor’s inadequate monitoring of the flight, the final report states.

The NTSBs final report sheds light on Mercy Flights darkest day, when pilot James E. Sauer and Bell flight instructor Stewart M. Dietrick were killed in a crash in Elba.

ROCHESTER — A section of road in Monroe County will honor deceased Mercy Flight pilot James E. Sauer.

Mercy Flight persevered through the last couple of years and found its path forward through community support and a focus on its mission of providing air and ground ambulance services

BUFFALO — Margaret Ferrentino says she has been fortunate to participate in many of the dedications when Mercy Flight introduced new aircraft into its fleet.

Mercy Flight is receiving a $3,043,000 federal loan to purchase a new helicopter that will be modified for medical service operations and stationed at the Genesee County Airport in Batavia, the USDA announced this week. Mercy Flight has not been able to station a helicopter in Batavia since a fatal crash in Elba in April. The crash of the Bell 429 helicopter claimed the lives

ELBA — A federal advisory warning of tail rotor issues with Bell 429 helicopters was issued the same day as Tuesday’s fatal Mercy Flight crash off Norton Road.

ELBA — A federal advisory warning of tail rotor issues with Bell 429 helicopters was issued the same day as Tuesday’s fatal Mercy Flight Crash off Norton Road.

There have been nine accidents involving the Bell 429, the model helicopter being flown by James E. Sauer, 60 of Churchville, and Stewart M. Dietrick, 60, of Prosper, Texas, when it went down in a field near Norton Road in Elba at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The National Transportation Safety Board has determined the cause of four of those accidents. Three of them were the result of