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Redwood Valley, California December 23, 2003

Redwood Valley, California December 23, 2003. Timeline. 1839: call for transport received 1900: departed home base 1920: advised of inclement weather 1922: landed at Ukiah Airport and cancelled IFR flight plan. Timeline (Con’t). 1925: departed Ukiah Airport under visual flight rules

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Redwood Valley, California December 23, 2003

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  1. Redwood Valley, CaliforniaDecember 23, 2003

  2. Timeline • 1839: call for transport received • 1900: departed home base • 1920: advised of inclement weather • 1922: landed at Ukiah Airport and cancelled IFR flight plan

  3. Timeline (Con’t) • 1925: departed Ukiah Airport under visual flight rules • 1928: contacted CDF of attempt to reach helipad • 1931: notified CDF of return to Ukiah Airport

  4. CDF helipad Accident location Ukiah Airport Witness North

  5. Accidentlocation

  6. Part 91 Flight • No patients on board • Flight nurse and paramedic onboard • Company policy requires all crewmembers to actively participate • Decision to depart in poor weather left solely to pilot • Weather deteriorated below VFR minimums

  7. Other Issues • No aviation-specific dispatcher • No flight risk evaluation program

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