Emergency Landing: Mercy Flight Helicopter Encounters Malfunction in Canandaigua

Wrecked Mercy Flight helicopter, tail number N281MD, lies in a grassy field at night.
Photo: Rochester, NY Airport Firefighters Association - IAFF Local 1636 (Facebook)

A Mercy Flight helicopter experienced a “malfunction” while in the air Thursday, resulting in a hard landing.

The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office reports it happened just after 8 o’clock at the Mercy Flight facility on Brickyard Road in Canandaigua. The helicopter was returning from a call when an unknown malfunction occurred. All three people onboard were able to escape safely.

The investigation is ongoing.

The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office, New York State Police, Canandaigua Fire and Canandaigua EMS assisted on the scene

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