Helikopterhavari i Texas - CBS News / ASN

 

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.

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:
Destination 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.