SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  September 23, 2004
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                             AIR METHODS CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                         Commission file number  0-16079
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            Delaware                               84-0915893
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of                (I.R.S. Employer
 Incorporation or Organization)             Identification Number)


7301 South Peoria, Englewood, Colorado                   80112
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 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)             (Zip Code)


        Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code (303) 792-7400
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     Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last
                                  Report:  N/A


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SECTION 2

ITEM 2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On  September  23,  2004,  Air  Methods  Corporation  (the  "Company") announced
anticipated  financial  results for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. A copy
of  the  press  release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report. The
information  contained  in  this  report,  including  Exhibit 99.1, shall not be
deemed  "filed"  for  purposes  of  Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934,  nor  shall  information  be  deemed  incorporated  by  reference  in  any
registration  statement,  proxy  statement,  or  other  report  filed  under the
Securities  Act  of  1933  or  the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, unless the
Company  specifically  incorporates  that  information  into  those documents by
reference.


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SIGNATURES

          Pursuant  to  the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has  duly  caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  thereunto  duly  authorized.


                                             AIR METHODS CORPORATION



Date: September 23, 2004                     By  \s\ Trent Carman
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                                                On behalf of the Company, and as
                                                Chief Financial Officer


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