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US military helicopter with three on board crashes after 'aviation mishap'
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US military helicopter with three on board crashes after 'aviation mishap' Officials say the crew was conducting routine flight training when the incident occurred and the chopper went down in a privately-owned field A military helicopter has crashed in Alabama, US, with three people on board. The helicopter from US Army base Fort Rucker went down near the city of Opp on the afternoon of Monday, July 28. Officials say the crew was conducting routine flight training when the incident occurred.
US military helicopter with three on board crashes after 'aviation mishap'
Officials say the crew was conducting routine flight training when the incident occurred and the chopper went down in a privately-owned field
A military helicopter has crashed in Alabama, US, with three people on board.
The helicopter from US Army base Fort Rucker went down near the city of Opp on the afternoon of Monday, July 28.
Officials say the crew was conducting routine flight training when the incident occurred.
Officials added the chopper was involved in an aviation mishap.
Sheriff of Covington County, Blake Turman, confirmed that a chopper crashed in a privately owned field on Cool Springs Road.
Sheriff Truman told WDHN news outlet that he does not believe anyone was injured.
An instructor pilot and two student pilots were on board the chopper at the time. They are reported to be in stable condition.
All three were transported to a Dothan hospital for medical evaluation.
Officials say there are no reports of injuries to anyone on the ground and no reported damage to property.
It is being reported that the chopper was a UH-72 Lakota, but details on the crash are limited.