While on the ground picking up a patient at night, the ground ambulance struck the rotor blades.

The helicopter was ferried back to base on 21-Oct-21 after assessment by maintenance team

Date:

18 October, 2021

Reg:

N901EM

Make:

Leonardo

Model:

AW109E

MSN:

11614

Location:

In the grounds of Washington Academy, East Machias 44.733130, -67.387931

Country:

US-Maine

Civil / Military:

Civil

Operator:

SevenBar-Aviation

Link:

https://www.machiasnews.com/lifeflight-helicopter-grounded-after-incident-machias-ambulance

Link:

https://q1065.fm/lifeflight-helicopter-heading-back-to-bangor-after-being-grounded-in-machias-due-to-crash/

Link:

https://www.machiasnews.com/downeast-first-responders-praised-after-ambulance-mishap