Marine killed, another injured in helicopter crash in Southern California
One Marine Corps pilot was killed and another injured in a late Thursday crash of an AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter in Southern California.
| Date: | Thursday 16 October 2025 |
| Time: | 19:05 |
| Type: |  Bell AH-1Z Viper |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Imperial Gables, CA -  United States of America |
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Yuma MCAS/Yuma International Airport, AZ (YUM/KNYL) |
| Yuma MCAS/Yuma International Airport, AZ (YUM/KNYL) |
Narrative:
A Bell AH-1Z Viper belonging to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 crashed under unknown circumstances in Imperial Gables, CA. One pilot was killed in the crash and one was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.
| Date: | Thursday 16 October 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky MH-60M |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | H-0. |
| MSN: | 70.... |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Campos de Hielo Sur -  Chile |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Villa O'Higgins Airport (SCOH) |
| Southern Ice Fields |
Narrative:
The Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile, FACh) informed on the night of October 16 that one of its Sikorsky MH-60M Black Hawk helicopters went missing in the area of Campos de Hielo Sur (still in dispute with Argentina).
In the morning of October 17, the helicopter, operated by Grupo 9, was located and one of the four crew members was killed in the accident.
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