Air Ambulance

WMBD/WYZZ TV – PEORIA -- A flight meant to save lives has actually cost some. Over the past eleven months, 35 people were killed in medical helicopter accidents. Today the National Transportation Safety Board started hearings on that issue.  The NTSB is now calling for improved safety regulations. We talked with OSF's Life Flight Safety Director to find out just how their safety standards hold up. Directors say they've never had an accident. OSF's Safety Director says their pilots have the strictest safety standards in the state. They handle 1,400 flights a year.