John Eacott
13th Jan 2009, 02:41
A Blackhawk crashed at the Texas A & M campus this afternoon, with one fatal.
One dead in helicopter crash on A&M campus
by Patrick Tolbert
COLLEGE STATION - One person is confirmed dead and four injured after a helicopter crashed Monday on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station.
According to University officials, an Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter "fell abruptly to the ground" on an open field adjacent to Duncan Dining Hall.
The helicopter was carrying five people, four Army National Guard members and a lieutenant with the ROTC Staff at Texas A&M.
Three patients were taken to The College Station Medical Center where all three are in critical condition. Two patients were transported to St. Joseph's Hospital in Bryan where their condition is unknown.
Witnesses report seeing five helicopters, one of which was flying about 200 feet off the ground. The same helicopter is the one believed to have gone down.
A second witness told KRHD that the tail rotor appeared to break, causing the helicopter to spin freely in the air before crashing to the ground.
The helicopter, along with 190 cadets in the university's Corps of Cadets, were participating in the ROTC Winter Field Training Exercises taking place at the university. Camp Mabry officials confirmed the chopper was part of the Texas Army National Guard based there
KXXV (http://www.kxxv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9660827&nav=menu509_2) link with video report.
http://assets.mediaspanonline.com/prod/1805507/copter-crash-1-mcd_w300.jpg
The Eagle.com (http://www.theeagle.com/local/Blackhawk-crashes-on-A-M-campus--1-dead--4-injured) with a series of photos :sad:
One dead in helicopter crash on A&M campus
by Patrick Tolbert
COLLEGE STATION - One person is confirmed dead and four injured after a helicopter crashed Monday on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station.
According to University officials, an Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter "fell abruptly to the ground" on an open field adjacent to Duncan Dining Hall.
The helicopter was carrying five people, four Army National Guard members and a lieutenant with the ROTC Staff at Texas A&M.
Three patients were taken to The College Station Medical Center where all three are in critical condition. Two patients were transported to St. Joseph's Hospital in Bryan where their condition is unknown.
Witnesses report seeing five helicopters, one of which was flying about 200 feet off the ground. The same helicopter is the one believed to have gone down.
A second witness told KRHD that the tail rotor appeared to break, causing the helicopter to spin freely in the air before crashing to the ground.
The helicopter, along with 190 cadets in the university's Corps of Cadets, were participating in the ROTC Winter Field Training Exercises taking place at the university. Camp Mabry officials confirmed the chopper was part of the Texas Army National Guard based there
KXXV (http://www.kxxv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9660827&nav=menu509_2) link with video report.
http://assets.mediaspanonline.com/prod/1805507/copter-crash-1-mcd_w300.jpg
The Eagle.com (http://www.theeagle.com/local/Blackhawk-crashes-on-A-M-campus--1-dead--4-injured) with a series of photos :sad: