FAA, NTSB INVESTIGATE UNMH CHOPPER CRASH

 

NO WORD YET ON WHAT CAUSED UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL'S MEDICAL HELICOPTER TO CRASH ON THE HOSPITAL ROOF WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD AND THE FAA ARE IN ALBUQUERQUE TRYING TO DETERMINE THAT NOW. INVESTIGATORS FROM BOTH AGENCIES WERE ON THE SCENE THURSDAY.

FAA SPOKESMAN LYNN LUNSFORD SAYS THE WRECKAGE CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE ROOF ONCE THEY'VE EXAMINED THE CHOPPER AND THE SCENE IS DOCUMENTED. CREWS WORKED OVERNIGHT TO FIX FOUR ROOF JOISTS DAMAGED IN THE CRASH.