The National Transportation Safety Board has released preliminary information, on the June 6th Air EVAC helicopter crash in Clay County.
Several witnesses reported the helicopter was spinning prior to the crash, about 750 feet from their base landing zone. One told investigators it was in a 40-degree nose up attitude, and shortly after, no engine sound was heard.
There was conflicting testimony: some witnesses saying the weather was clear, others that there was dense fog. According to security camera recordings, the helicopter erupted into a fireball, immediately upon impact.
All three crew members aboard, Pilot Eddy Sizemore, Paramedic Lee Dobbs and Nurse Jesse Jones were killed. A public memoiral service for them will be held in the North Laurel High School gym, at 10:00 Saturday morning.
The investigation into the crash continues.