8 Killed as Army Helicopter Crashes

An Army Black Hawk helicopter on a routine training mission crashed and burned in a remote area of Ft. Bragg, killing all eight soldiers aboard, military officials said. The chopper went down about 2:30 p.m. EST at the western end of the sprawling base near Fayetteville. All the dead were members of the 82nd Airborne Division, said Sgt. Ron Gardner. It was not clear what caused the crash. The weather was clear and calm when the helicopter went down. Sgt. 1st Class Dave Schad, a spokesman for the 18th Airborne Corps, said the chopper was on a training mission.