Critical Air Medicine
| Founded | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Fleet size | 2 |
| Destinations | charter air ambulance service |
| Headquarters | San Diego, California |
| Website | http://www.criticalair.com/ |
Critical Air Medicine is a charter air ambulance service operating from San Diego, California. Critical Air, Inc, the Texas-based rotor-wing operations division of Critical Air Medicine was sold to Air Evac Lifeteam.
The remaining fleet consists of 2 CE-421C Golden Eagle prop aircraft operated by 3 full-time pilots.
Incidents[]
A Critical Air Medicine aircraft crashed on February 10, 1994 killing two people after the 60 gallons jet fuel was added by of San Antonio instead of the required aviation fuel.[1]
In 1996, the airline was sued for medical malpractice by a patient's family after being airlifted to a hospital following an automobile accident.[2]
References[]
- ^ Parker, J. Michael (February 12, 1994). "Fuel foul-up confirmed in air crash investigation". San Antonio Express-News. San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ "CRITICAL AIR MEDICINE vs LAWRENCE JEFFERY STANARD". Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourth District, San Antonio. Retrieved 2008-05-26.[permanent dead link]
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