Three Confirmed Killed in Plane Crash Near Bozeman

MercyFlight goes down 15 miles from Gallatin Field

By Kellyn Brown, 2-07-07

A small commuter plane crashed late Tuesday night about 15 miles northwest of Gallatin Field Airport, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle and the Great Falls Tribune are reporting. Three people on board the Benefis Healthcare MercyFlight – a pilot, a registered nurse and a paramedic – were killed.

The case is still under investigation and representatives at Benefis Healthcare in Great Falls would not release the victims’ names until their families were notified.

“We are devastated by the loss of our beloved friends, co-workers and members of our community,” Julie Hickethier, chief clinical officer at Benefis, told the Tribune. “This is a time of tremendous mourning for our entire organization.

The commuter plane reportedly left Great Falls en route to Bozeman at 9:15 p.m. for patient transport. At midnight, Gallatin County’s coroner confirmed the deaths of those on board.

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