Helicopter low on fuel before crashing in Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Officials say a medical helicopter was running low on fuel when it crashed into a northwest Missouri field, killing all four people on board.
A 58-year-old female patient, a pilot and two medical workers died when the craft went down about 7 p.m. Friday near the small town of Mosby, about 20 miles northeast of Kansas City.
FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford says the helicopter was planning to land at an airport near Mosby for fuel when it crashed.
A spokesman for Liberty Hospital says the patient was being transferred from a hospital in Bethany, near the Iowa border.
The helicopter was based at St. Joseph’s Heartland Regional Medical Center, which posted condolences for the crew on its Facebook page.
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