SA Helicopter
22nd Dec 2006, 08:34
Happened in the Seatle Area in the US. Apparently there are 2 fatalaties and a third guy missing....
No details yet as to what caused it. Hope there's nothing wrong with Black Hawks in general. First Aus, Iraq etc...
But a big fleet operating in several war or near-war zones...
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/22/copter.crash.ap/index.html
Quote: Investigators would try to piece together what caused the helicopter to crash. "It will be a lengthy process, but we aren't going to put a time limit on safety,"
Wise words - its too easy to place a very short deadline on reaching conclusions - especially here.
More detail, including bad news on the thitd person at: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420AP_WA_Copter_Crash.html
A third body was found Friday after a Blackhawk helicopter from Fort Lewis crashed on a mountain southeast of Seattle during a scheduled training mission, killing all three aboard, the Army said.
The soldiers were members of the 4th Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment, which has been at Fort Lewis for about a year...
Officials were not releasing the soldiers' identities until at least 24 hours after family had been notified...
The UH-60 Blackhawk medium utility helicopter went down about 9 p.m....
King County sheriff's deputies and civilians found the crash site about 10 p.m. on the south side of 1,835-foot Mount Peak near the King County Fairgrounds, about 45 miles southeast of Seattle and 30 miles east of Fort Lewis...
The crash site was located after a deputy who is also a pilot for the county's helicopter found a piece of a helicopter rotor during the ground search...
cptjim
23rd Dec 2006, 08:13
Very sad news, My condolences to all of the families and friends.
Rest in peace