SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

A paramedic onboard the medical helicopter that crashed last month along Highway 50 in Sacramento reported the helicopter lost power while mid-air, a federal report released Tuesday indicates.

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On Oct. 6, an H130 aircraft operated by REACH Air Medical Services departed from the UC Davis Medical Center but was not in the air for very long before descending and crashing onto eastbound lanes of the highway near Stockton Boulevard.

A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board stated that the on-board paramedic noticed the helicopter's power had gone out and that the aircraft was autorotating toward the highway. The paramedic, later id

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