Copter Crash Kills 10 Reserve Officers
A military helicopter crashed in rugged terrain during training exercises Monday, killing all 10 reserve officers aboard, authorities said.
Nine people died when the UH-1 Huey helicopter crashed, and a 10th died later at Darnall Army Community Hospital, base spokesman Maj. George Creach said.
The helicopter belonged to the 49th Armored Division of the Texas National Guard, but most of those aboard were part of the 489th Engineer Battalion based in Little Rock, Ark., which is part of the Oklahoma City-based 353rd Engineer Group, Creach said.
Investigators from Ft. Rucker, Ala., were called in, but they could not immediately determine the cause of the crash.
The aircraft was part of a military training exercise called Starburst ‘87, the 49th Armored Division’s annual two-week training exercise, Ft. Hood spokeswoman Jeanie Kitchens said.
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