2023 Alaska mid-air collision
On 27 April 2023, two AH-64 Apache helicopters belonging to the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Wainwright, collided near Healy, Alaska, approximately 80 miles (130 kilometres) south of Fairbanks, when returning from an exercise mission. The incident resulted in three military personnel killed with another one injured, and happened barely one month after two Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a routine training operation close to the Kentucky-Tennessee line, killing nine troops. The two fatal incidents led to the US Army halting all its aircraft, with the exception of those on "critical missions".
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 April 2023 |
| Summary | Mid-air collision; under investigation |
| Site | Healy, Alaska, United States |
| Total fatalities | 3 |
| Total injuries | 1 |
| An AH-64 Apache from the U.S. Army's 101st Aviation Regiment in Iraq | |
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