2021年1月31日 · On 8 September 2017 Air Methods Corp helicopter air ambulance (HAA) Airbus Helicopters BK117C2 / EC145 N146DU, operated for Duke Life Flight (DLF), crashed in a field close to an Amazon wind farm at Belvidere near Hertford, North Carolina.

Four died after an air ambulance helicopter accident near the Amazon US Wind Farm East wind turbine complex in Perquimans County, NC. There was a pilot, two staff nurses and a patient o...

2017年9月9日 · A Duke University Health System helicopter crashed Friday, killing four people in Perquimans County in eastern North Carolina. The crash occurred around 11:45 a.m. The Life Flight helicopter was returning to Duke from the Sentara Albemarle Medical Center in Elizabeth City, Perquimans County Sheriff Shelby White said.

2018年11月8日 · Helicopter Eurocopter EC145 Serial 9421 Register N145DU used by Duke Life Flight ,American Eurocopter (Eurocopter USA). Built 2011. Aircraft history and location

Today, the Life Flight fleet has six state-of-the-art EC-145 twin-engine helicopters, equipped with advanced emergency equipment to help save the lives of those being transported. With more cabin space than the previous aircrafts, the new Life Flight fleet can carry two stretchers in its cabin, along with two medical personnel and one pilot.

2011年10月19日 · The EC145, powered by two Turbomeca ARRIEL engines, offers a fast cruise speed and excellent performance. Its high set main and tail rotors, rear-loading clamshell doors, large cabin, extra payload capacity, unmatched visibility and additional safety features have made it the helicopter platform of choice for EMS missions in the United States ...

Duke University Hospital. 2301 Erwin Rd. Durham, NC 27705. Aircraft Type: Two: EC145e One: EC145. Metro Client Since: January 2020. Duke Life Flight was founded in 1985, as the first hospital-based emergency transport service in North Carolina. In its initial year, Life Flight became the most active first-year flight program in the country.

ec145是空客直升机（原欧直公司）瞄准市场空缺而研制的一种轻型双发多用途直升机。为缩短研制周期，尽早投放市场，公司在研制ec145的过程中走了捷径，将ec135的前机身和bk117的后机身拼合起来组成ec145。它实际上是前两者的优化组合。

2017年12月12日 · Families of two of the four victims of the Duke Life Flight crash are filing a lawsuit against Safran Helicopter Engines. The families claim that the manufacturer knew the possibility of engine fires after the FAA issued a bulletin about potential engine issues.

Duke EC145 UNC EC135 and the new Bell 429 sharing a hangar during the recent bad weather. Photo credit M.Taylor