According to an article by the Associated Press, some new information has been released regarding a crash I covered here: Apache Crashes in Colorado. The result of an investigation by the Army has faulted the two pilots as well as the training program. They don’t specify exactly what the pilots did wrong but they do [...]
Earlier today a Singapore Air Force Apache AH-64 helicopter had a serious hard landing in an open field, losing the tail section. A witness stated that they saw the aircraft circle the field before coming down very quickly. The impact broke the tail section off and he saw the pilots get out and inspect the [...]
The pilots of an Apache helicopter were involved in a training exercise on Sunday when they encountered an emergency on board. It isn’t clear what went wrong but they elected to land immediately in the first area they could. That area was by Estridge Road in Kershaw, North Carolina. No injuries were reported but the [...]
Around 1:30 a.m. this morning an AH-64D out of Fort Drum crashed near Pikes Peak in Colorado. The helicopter was doing high altitude mountain training in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan. The two pilots on board suffered non life-threatening injuries and were taken to Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs. As with most military incidents there [...]
An Apache made an unplanned landing on the Susquehanna Soccer Club Complex field today in Pennsylvania. The helicopter was coming from the Capital City Airport and on its way back to Fort Indiantown Gap. The pilot reported that something just wasn’t right with the aircraft so he elected to land in the field. It appears [...]
An AH-64 Apache has crashed at Fort Hood, Texas at around 4:30pm local time today. The pilot and copilot received minor injuries during what is being described as a hard landing. Both were transported to a medical facility for treatment. The incident occured near east range road. No further information is available – expect updates if I [...]
