NSTB Issues Final Reports on Deadly Helicopter Crash in Hazelhurst

The final report on the deadly April 2018 crash of a medical helicopter in Hazelhurst is blamed on “loss of control in flight,” not mechanical problems.  The National Transportation Safety Board issued the report.  The pilot – 34-year-old Rico Caruso of Hazelhurst – and emergency medical services crew members 43-year-old Gregory Rosenthal of Mosinee,and 30-year-old Klint Mitchell of Watersmeet, Michigan died in the crash.  No mechanical problems were found with the helicopter.  The N-T-S-B report indicates the pilot was non-responsive as crew members called to him before the crash.  A toxicology test came back clean.  The crew was heading to Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff from Madison.