Madison County Sheriff Randy Tucker describes the heavily wooded, swampy area where AirCare 3, based in Columbus, crashed near the Natchez Trace in Madison County. The Sheriff reports there were three fatalities, Monday, March 10, 2025. And that the crew had dropped off a patient at UMMC. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
The National Transportation Safety Board has completed its initial visit at the site of the medical helicopter crash Monday that claimed three lives with plans to issue a preliminary report in 30 days.
But the final report will take one to two years, said NTSB member Todd Inman at a news conference Tuesday.
