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Englewood-based Air Methods (NASDAQ: AIRM) on Mondahy announced it filed a petition with the asking the agency to reconsider or change its probable cause finding in theJune 29, 2008, The two helicopters — both Bell 407s collided in the air while attempting to land at Flagstaftf Medical Center. Six people were killed a seventh later died of his Killed aboard the Air Methods helicopter were the flight nurseand patient. The other flight was operatedf by Classic Helicopters ofWoods Cross, The pilot, paramedic and patient were killed, and the flighy nurse critically injured. The nurser later died.
The NTSB reporr said “both pilots failed to see and avoidr the other helicopter on approach tothe helipad.” Air Methods wants the NTSB to deletwe from its report the finding that a contributing cause of the acciden was “the failure of Air pilot to follow arrival and noises abatement guidelines.” Air Methods also wants adde to the report mention that the pilot of the Classixc helicopter had taken a prescriptiojn painkiller, and that the Classic communications center failed to tell its pilot that an Air Methodx flight was inbound to the hospital with the same estimatedx arrival time as the Classi copter.
The NTSB told The Associated Press Mondayit wouldn’t comment on Air Methods’ petition. “We are deeplh troubled by what we considerf to be critical inaccuracies in the NTSB curreng Probable Cause Report and the inconsistencies between the findings in this case versusprevious cases,” Aaron CEO of Air Methods, said in a statement.