JULY 8, 2015
KUSA, COLORADO
The two people injured in a Flight-for-Life helicopter crash that killed the pilot were identified Monday.
Nurses Matt Bowe and Dave Repsher were aboard the helicopter at the time of the crash in Frisco Friday afternoon. The two were seriously injured and continue to recover at a Denver hospital.
The pilot, 64-year-old Patrick Mahany, did not survive. Mahany had to be removed from the wreckage.
The chopper came down in a parking lot on the west side of St. Anthony Summit Medical Center, about 100 meters from the hospital's helipad.
The helicopter was taking off from the Frisco hospital on a non-medical call when it began to spiral out of control and crash into a truck, a trailer and then into the ground, witness Curt Weitkunat said. He said the chopper was trying to gain altitude in windy conditions.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the crash.
A memorial service for Mahany will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at the Dillon Amphitheater, located on West Lodgepole Street.