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Boats 02-03-2021 12:04 PM

Three pilots killed in Army Guard helicopter crash near Boise
 
Three pilots killed in Army Guard helicopter crash near Boise
By: Kyle Rempfer - Army Times - 02-03-21
Re: https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-...sh-near-boise/

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A UH-60 Black Hawk takes off during Idaho Army National Guard training pictured here. (Thomas Alvarez/Idaho National Guard)

Three Idaho Army National Guard personnel were killed after their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed south of Lucky Peak near Boise not long after 8 p.m. Tuesday.

All three troops killed were pilots who had been conducting a routine training flight, according to Guard officials. The crash marks the second time in less than a month that a three-man National Guard crew has been lost to a Black Hawk mishap.

The Idaho Army National Guard’s state aviation officer, Col. Christopher Burt, said the aircraft was last contacted at 7:45 p.m.

An emergency transmitter device aboard the aircraft was activated shortly after 8 p.m., initiating recovery procedures, which included air and ground search and rescue crews, according to Burt.

The aircraft and the deceased personnel were located just after midnight Wednesday. The cause of the accident is unknown but an investigation is expected to begin “promptly,” Guard officials said.

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Three-man crew lost in Guard helicopter crash were experienced pilots
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Three National Guardsmen were killed when their helicopter crashed in Mendon, NY, Jan. 20, 2021. They are, from left: Chief Warrant Officer 5 Steven Skoda, 54; Chief Warrant Officer 4 Christian Koch, 39 and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Daniel Prial, 30. (New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs via AP)

In January, a Black Hawk belonging to the New York National Guard crashed in a farmer’s field south of Rochester, killing three experienced pilots with past deployments to Afghanistan.

That mishap also remains under investigation by an Army Safety Investigation team from Fort Rucker, in Alabama. Mishap investigations can take months to finalize their findings and even longer before they’re made public.

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Another news link: https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-...ienced-pilots/

By Army Times

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Personal note: We send our respects to the Family Member(s) and Friends of these Pilots

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