Two Dead In New York Medical Helicopter Crash
The cause of the crash is under investigation
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The cause of the crash is under investigation
A medical helicopter pilot and flight instructor have been killed in a crash during a training flight in western New York.
A medical helicopter Mercy Flight crashed in western New York during a training exercise, killing two people including the pilot.
Retired New York State Police pilot James Sauer, 60, and 60-year-old Bell Helicopter flight instructor Stewart Dietrick of Prosper were killed in a Mercy Flight air ambulance crash on Tuesday.
Press release: At approximately 1:00 p.m. the Mercy Flight Communications Center was notified that a Mercy Flight helicopter had sustained an accident in the area of Elba, NY in Genesee County during Mercy Flight’s annual Bell Helicopter factory training. Mercy Flight Pilot James Sauer and a Bell Helicopter Flight Instructor perished in the accident. Mr. Sauer, a retired NYS