Two Apaches collide in training at Fort Rucker

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Helicopters collide at Rucker; crews safe

Associated Press


FORT RUCKER, Ala. — Two helicopters collided during a training flight Tuesday at the U.S. Army Aviation Center at Fort Rucker, but the four crew members escaped serious injury.
A statement from the base said Army officials are still trying to determine the cause of the accident involving the two AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters at Hooper Stagefield.

The Army said the two crewmembers in each helicopter were treated at local hospitals but no serious injuries were reported. The accident was classified as a “Class “A” accident, meaning the damaged aircraft had more than $1 million in damage.

The Apache is valued at $25 million dollars. It is the second accident in less than a week involving an Army helicopter at Fort Rucker. Michael Lee, 58, of Enterprise was killed last Thursday when his TH-67 Creek helicopter crashed during a training flight in rural Coffee County

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All Safe = good outcome, we will await the lessons learnt presentation from DES.

Wonder if it was NVD, focused on target acquisition and bumping into another friendly while in NOE profile. Too many MFD's = head being sucked into the cockpit. Too early to speculate, Will be interested in the findings though.

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DES....ah yes....they will have a few things to say about someone else's shortcomings! :{

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If it was at Hooper then it will be NVS general flying training. There is a limit of how many Ac can operate at any one time at the stage fields but it is normal to have opposing traffic patterns which can be exciting!
Good to hear only Ac damage.