1 dead, three injured. Alabama.
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1 dead, three injured. Alabama.
More details to follow.
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UPDATE: One Killed in Blackhawk Crash at HAAF
Posted: Jan 15, 2014 10:13 PM MST Updated: Jan 16, 2014 11:14 AM MST By Shameca Kelley - email
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HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD -
UPDATE:
One person has died, two others are injured in the "hard landing" of a Blackhawk helicopter at Hunter Army Airfield last night. We do not know if it was the pilot or a crew member that was killed. There were three people onboard the aircraft. Major Allen Hill says there was no known mechanical issue during the flight.
UPDATE:
Congressman Jack Kingston has released a statement regarding the "hard landing" at Hunter Army Airfield late Wednesday.
Kingston says:
"My thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the incident at Hunter Army Airfield last night. We recognize all servicemen and women that put their lives at risk every day in the name of freedom. Our gratitude cannot be measured."
WSAV continues to follow this story. We will bring you any new information as it becomes available.
UPDATE:
The Public Affairs office out of Hunter Army Airfield tells WSAV that a helicopter with the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment out of Fort Campbell, or Night Stalkers, made a "hard" landing late Wednesday night during a routine training exercise.
Information is limited as officials say the team's operations are often classified. Reports of any injuries are unavailable at this time.
We will bring you any new information as it becomes available.
Original:
An airfield official confirms a "hard" helicopter landing at the base just before 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night.
News 3 is told that emergency responders were called out to the scene. No further details were offered. We're following the story and will have more information on the incident as it becomes available.
This was in Georgia....
The media was showing pictures of Alabama.... /rolls eyes.
I never heard the actual location listed. LOL
SAVANNAH, Georgia (AP) — A U.S. military spokesman says one member of an elite Army helicopter unit is dead and two crew members suffered injuries when their aircraft slammed into the ground while trying to land at a Georgia airfield.
Maj. Allen Hill said Thursday that the MH-60 Black Hawk was returning from a routine training flight to Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah when it made a "hard landing" late Wednesday on or near the airstrip. The names of the dead and injured soldiers were not immediately released.
The crew belongs to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, which trains to fly helicopters behind enemy lines under cover of darkness. Also called the Night Stalkers, the unit has a battalion based in Savannah.
On Jan. 8, a Navy helicopter crashed about 18 miles off Virginia Beach, killing three aboard.
Military: 1 killed, 2 injured aboard Army helicopter in 'hard landing' at Savannah airfield
Associated Press
SAVANNAH, Ga. – A member of an elite Army helicopter unit was killed and two crew members suffered injuries when their aircraft slammed into the ground as they tried to land at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, a military spokesman said Thursday.
The MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was returning from a routine training flight when it made a "hard landing" just before 11:30 p.m. Wednesday on or near the airstrip at the base in coastal Georgia, said Army Maj. Allen Hill, a spokesman for the crew's aviation unit.
The three-man crew was assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, which trains soldiers to fly helicopters behind enemy lines under cover of darkness.
Nicknamed the Night Stalkers, the unit was responsible for flying Navy SEALs into Pakistan during the 2010 raid in which Osama Bin Laden was killed. The 160th regiment is headquartered at Fort Campbell, Ky., but has a battalion stationed in Savannah.
Hill said Thursday the Army was still investigating what went wrong at the end of the training flight late Wednesday.
"They were on final approach," he said. "Nothing seemed out of the ordinary."
Hill said he did not know how badly the helicopter was damaged or if it landed on the tarmac or in the grass. Local television news footage taken from a distance showed the aircraft leaning to one side near the base's runway.
Though the helicopter hit the ground with enough force to kill and injure crew members, Hill insisted the aircraft had not crashed.
"The difference is in a hard landing the pilot had more control, as opposed to a crash which would have been something more severe," Hill said.
Names of the soldiers involved were being withheld pending notification of their families. The two injured crew members were taken to a local hospital. Hill said he did not know how seriously they had been hurt.
The helicopter went down not far from the main gate of Hunter Army Airfield, which shares Savannah's south side with its main shopping centers and suburban neighborhoods.