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A Navy helicopter crashed Thursday at a training camp along the Arizona-California border near El Centro, California, Naval Air Station North Island said.
The four crew members of the MH-60S Seahawk survived the crash at about 6 p.m. PT and one was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, he said. ‘army.
The crew was conducting a routine training flight from the El Centro Naval Air Facility.
SHEET – US Navy SH-60 Seahawk Helicopter. (iStock)
The identities of the crew members have not been revealed.
5 U.S. Marines Confirm Dead After California Military Plane Crashes
The helicopter was assigned to the Helicopter Marine Combat Squadron (HSC) 3, based at North Island Naval Air Station in Coronado, California.
The crash comes just days after five Marines were killed in a crash of an Osprey MV-22B north of the U.S.-Mexico border near Glamis, California, during a training mission Wednesday.
“We mourn the loss of our Marines in this tragic setback,” said Commander-in-Chief Bradford J. Gering, Commander-in-Chief of the 3rd Wing of Marine Aircraft, in a written statement on Wednesday’s crash. “Our hearts are with their families and friends as they face this tragedy.”
FILE: An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepares to land in support of an amphibious combat test (TACR) at Camp Titin, Jordan. An Osprey MV-22B crashed Wednesday in California, the Marine Corps said. (1st Navy Lieutenant Mark Andries)
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Lieutenant Richard Bullock also died last week while doing a “routine training flight in an F / A-18E Super Hornet around 2:30 p.m.”
The U.S. Navy has identified Lieutenant Richard Bullock as the pilot involved in a fatal crash during a routine training mission in Trona, California. (US Navy)
His plane unexpectedly landed “in a remote, uninhabited area,” near Trona, California, the Navy said.
The Navy is still investigating the cause of the accident.