‘He saved the lives of that crew:’ Local pilot weighs in on Novant Airlink helicopter crash

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) -It’s been over 24 hours since the preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board was released to the public on a helicopter crash that left three people seriously injured.

On February 24, a Novant Airlink helicopter crashed near the New Hanover and Pender County line. The three people on board were an Apollo MedFlight pilot, a critical care registered nurse and a critical care paramedic with Novant Health.

As the news spread, people like Ken McGee, a helicopter pilot who’s been flying for over 25 years, called it a learning lesson…

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