The family of a flight nurse has filed a in connection with a medical helicopter crash that occurred after a charity event on August
31, 2008 in Burney, Indiana. Sandra Pearson, 38, died after the rotors on a Bell 206 helicopter failed, causing the helicopter crash. Investigators say the rotors may have struck unmarked power transmission lines, or they may have failed on their own. The helicopter was an air ambulance for Air Evac Lifeteam, operating out of Rush Memorial Hospital. At the time of the accident, the helicopter was leaving a community event at the Burney Fire Department. The was filed on behalf of Pearson