The incident marks the second severe mishap this 12 months involving Apache gunships within the northern US state
Two US Military AH-64 Apache helicopters have crashed in Alaska following a coaching mission, Pentagon officers mentioned, noting the plane carried two troopers every. An investigation has been launched to find out the reason for the incident.
The helicopters crashed down close to the city of Healy in central Alaska on Thursday, about 80 miles southwest of their base at Fort Wainwright, in line with the US Military’s eleventh Airborne Division.
“First responders are on the scene. The incident is below investigation and extra details about the incident will probably be launched when it turns into accessible,” the division mentioned in a tweet.
Army spokesman John Pennell later added {that a} whole of 4 individuals have been on board the plane, although he supplied no particulars about their standing or whether or not there have been accidents. The AH-64 gunship usually carries a crew of two – a pilot and a gunner.
The incident shouldn’t be the primary involving an Apache this 12 months, with one other helicopter crash injuring two troopers from the Military’s twenty fifth Assault Battalion in February, additionally in Alaska. The accident occurred because the plane was taking off and resulted in injury to the helicopter, with the army saying it had not decided whether or not it could possibly be salvaged on the time.
A extra severe wreck close to Fort Campbell in Kentucky additionally left 9 troopers useless final month, after two HH-60 Black Hawks collided in midair throughout what officers known as a “routine coaching mission.” All the troops have been assigned to the a hundred and first Airborne Division, and have been mentioned to have crashed whereas utilizing night-vision and flying in a two-helicopter formation. The reason for the accident remains to be below investigation, with flight recorders recovered from the plane and despatched for additional evaluation by army specialists earlier this month.
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