Typen er voldsomt populær, bygges av Airbus Helicopters og regnes som sikker i sivil bruk, da som H145. .
Militær betegnelse er UH-72 og ikke 27 som det står i innlegget. Militære operasjoner kan være risikofylte selv i fredstid. (Red.)
Three people were killed when a U.S. National Guard helicopter crashed Friday on the Texas southern border, officials said.
A UH-27 Lakota helicopter crashed just before 4 p.m., local time, while on a support mission near Rio Grande City along the U.S-Mexico border, according to a statement from Joint Task Force North.
Two soldiers and one U.S. Border Patrol agent were killed and another soldier was injured.
The cause is under investigation, JTF-North said.
A National Guard spokesperson previously told CBS News that the helicopter went down in La Grulla, Texas, located about 40 miles west of the border city of McAllen.
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| Date: | Friday 8 March 2024 |
| Time: | c. 16:00 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near La Grulla, TX -  United States of America |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:
An accident with three fatalities and one serious injury is reported in the small town of La Grulla, Texas.
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