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REACH Air Medical Helicopter Crashes on Sacramento Highway 50, Three Crew Critically Injured

Eastbound Highway 50 remains closed at 59th Street during the investigation.

Overview

  • The crash was reported just after 7 p.m. Monday near 59th Street/Howe Avenue, according to California Highway Patrol logs.
  • The helicopter carried a pilot, a nurse and a paramedic, and there was no patient on board, Sacramento Fire officials said.
  • One crew member was trapped under the aircraft and was freed with help from about 15 bystanders and first responders, authorities said.
  • The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office is assisting the CHP, the cause has not been determined, and federal aviation authorities have been notified.
  • Flight tracking data identified the aircraft as an Airbus H130 registered N414RX operated by REACH Air Medical Services.