Foggy conditions may have contributed to the fatal crash of a University of Wisconsin Med Flight helicopter last year, according to documents released Thursday.
Two medical helicopter crews in the area told federal safety investigators they declined requests for flights May 10 because of the danger brought on by deteriorating weather. One of them, a pilot for a La Crosse hospital’s program, said he noticed “fog and scud forming” on the bluffs near the Mississippi River during an earlier flight.