FOX News: Black Hawk military helicopter crashes near Alabama highway, 2 dead: authorities
Officials confirmed there were no survivors following a military helicopter crash Wednesday afternoon
At least two people are dead following a fatal military helicopter crash Wednesday afternoon near Highway 53 near Huntsville, Alabama, Fox News Digital has confirmed.
The Madison County Sheriff's Office said the fiery crash happened at 3 p.m. near the intersection of Burwell Road and Highway 53 near Huntsville, Alabama.
Don Webster with Huntsville Emergency Medical Services says the helicopter caught fire upon impact. Webster shared that there were two individuals in the helicopter and both died in the fiery crash.
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Update #1: Black Hawk helicopter crashes in Alabama, killing 2 crew (AP)
Update #2: 2 National Guardsmen killed in Black Hawk helicopter crash near Alabama highway (CBS)
WNU Editor: 2 National Guardsmen were killed in this accident.
3 comments:
Horrific. There's a doorbell cam video that shows the UH-60 plummeting like a rock. They call that big nut that bolts the rotor the Jesus nut. Because if it fails, you are going to see Jesus.
That's all the more horrifying because that crew had plenty of time to realize they were going to die.
RIP,
R,
The helicopter has all the flying characteristics of a brick...aka. no glide potential.
If it was the Jesus nut, I would like to see the tooling, its latest calibration, quality data form the manufacturer, ...
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