ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311426
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| Date: | Thursday 27 April 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Healy, about 80 miles SW of Fairbanks, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks-Fort Wainwright Airport, AK (FBK/PAFB) |
| Fairbanks-Fort Wainwright Airport, AK (FBK/PAFB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two US Army Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters, operated by the 1st Attack Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment "Little Bears", collided in mid-air and crashed near Healy, about 80 miles southwest of Fairbanks, Alaska.
One crewmember perished and the other one sustained serious injuries. Also two crewmembers of the other helicopter perished.
Sources:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/27/alaska-army-helicopter-crash-apache/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/two-apache-helicopters-crash-alaska-rcna81913
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/27/us/army-helicopter-crash-alaska.html
Media:
Two AH-64 Apache helicopters from the 1st Attack Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Wainwright crashed today near Healy, Alaska, returning from a training flight.
— Eleventh Airborne (@11thAirborneDiv) April 28, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2023 06:00 | RobertMB | Added |
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