Valley Hospital Medical Center Heliport
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| Valley Hospital Medical Center Heliport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: - ICAO: - FAA: NV53 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Private-Medical | ||
| Operator | Valley Hospital Medical Center | ||
| Serves | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Elevation AMSL | ft ( m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Helipads | |||
| Number | Size | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| H1 | 54 x 48 | concrete | |
Valley Hospital Medical Center Heliport is located at Valley Hospital Medical Center and is a private heliport used for medical airlift.
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[edit] History
[edit] Flight For Life
Valley Hospital established Southern Nevada's first air ambulance service, Flight for Life, owned by Metro Aviation, in 1980. On September 11, 2003, Valley Hospital ended its contract with Metro Aviation, therefore closing the Helipad and shutting down the Flight For Life Air Ambulance Service, surrendering the air ambulance service to Mercy Air (Bell 222ST), and Air Life(Bell 412).
[edit] Fleet
- Aerospatiale/Eurocopter AS-350 Ecureuil (Ident. Unknown)(1980-1987)
- Bell 206B (Ident. Unknown)(1987-1992)
- Eurocopter BK-117 (N117VH/N912VH)(1992-2003)
- MBB Bo-105 (N910VH)(1992-1999)
- MBB BO-105/CBS5 (N911VH)(1995-2003)
- MBB BO-105/CBS4 (Loner)(Ident. Unknown)(1998-2003)
- Air Life Bell 412 (Ident. Unknown)(1997 - 2003)
- Mercy Air Bell 222ST (Ident. Unknown)(2001-2003)
[edit] Incidents and Accidents
Pilot James Bond Jr., 42, and two flight nurses, Kathy Batterman, 44, and Leroy Shelton, 37, died when the Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm Bo-105 smashed into a patch of land just off Old Ben Road near Indian Springs on April 4, 1999. The NTSB ruled that pilot error and punishing weather that reduced visibility to less than 50 yards caused the crash.
[edit] Sources
Gabriel R Muniz 2006
