Valley Hospital Medical Center established Southern Nevada's first air ambulance service, Flight for Life, in 1980.

The maintenance hangar for the fleet was located at Cheyenne Air Center at North Las Vegas Airport.

The majority of maintenance was conducted on the helipad at Valley Hospital, which had a jet fuel tank buried in the parking lot, permitting on-site refueling.

Pilot Paul Kinsey, flight nurse Jessica Hilt, and paramedic Ernest Chris Hasselfeld died.

The NTSB ruled that a combination of pilot error and punishing weather with reduced visibility (less than 50 yards) caused the crash.

Pilot Tim Rego, flight nurse Lisa Freeman, and paramedic Rick Loughry escaped with minor injuries.

The crash killed pilot Marshall Butler, flight nurse Ana Coburn, and paramedic Kalaya Jarbsunthie.