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Geese may to be blame for deadly helicopter crash in Oklahoma, NTSB says
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HYDRO, Okla. — Three men were killed in mid-January in a medical helicopter crash near Hydro, Oklahoma, and the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report suggests that geese may have been the cause of the crash.
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The three people killed in the crash on Jan. 20 involving an Air Evac Helicopter were pilot Russell Haslam, flight nurse Adam Tebben and flight paramedic Steven Fitzgerald the Air Evac Lifeteam confirmed, according to KWTV. The team was returning to base after bringing a patient to Oklahoma City.
The crash happened just after 11 p.m. The control center lost contact with the helicopter, the news outlet reported.
NTSB and the Federal Aviation Administration have both been investigating the crash, KFOR reported.
“Air Evac Lifeteam is heartbroken to report that three crew members have perished in an incident that occurred on Saturday, January 20. At 11:23 pm local time AEL’s Operations Control Center (OCC) lost contact with the aircraft, a Bell 206L3 with call sign N295AE. The crew is based out of Weatherford, OK, and was returning to base after completing a patient care transport in Oklahoma City when the OCC lost contact with them. Nearby AEL teams assisted local law enforcement with the search,” Air Evac Lifeteam said in a statement obtained by the news outlet.
A review of the US Air Force’s Avian Hazard Advisory System found that the possibility of bird activity was “low” around where the accident happened, the NTSB said, according to KFOR.
“The carcasses of several geese were located in the debris field as well as one embedded in a flight control servo. Samples of the geese feathers were recovered for more detailed identification,” NTSB said, according to the news outlet.
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Carson Field has worked full-time in the sports media industry since 2020 in Colorado, Texas and Wyoming as well as nationally, and he has earned degrees from Arizona State University and Texas A&M University. When he isn’t covering the Sooners, he’s likely golfing, fishing or doing something else outdoors.
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Oklahoma City Thunder (7-0, first in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (4-3, eighth in the Western Conference)
Portland, Oregon; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -4.5; over/under is 228.5
BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City visits Portland aiming to prolong its three-game road winning streak.
Portland finished 36-46 overall and 19-33 in Western Conference games a season ago. The Trail Blazers allowed opponents to score 113.9 points per game and shoot 47.1% from the field last season.
Oklahoma City finished 68-14 overall and 39-13 in Western Conference play during the 2024-25 season. The Thunder averaged 26.9 assists per game on 44.6 made field goals last season.
INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Scoot Henderson: out (hamstring), Matisse Thybulle: out (thumb), Blake Wesley: out (foot), Shaedon Sharpe: day to day (calf), Damian Lillard: out for season (achilles).
Thunder: Nikola Topic: out (groin), Jalen Williams: out (wrist), Kenrich Williams: out (knee), Thomas Sorber: out for season (knee).
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