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| Date: | Saturday 20 January 2018 |
| Time: | 01:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | 17-03142 |
| MSN: | NM142 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | National Training Center, Fort Irwin, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The military helicopter crashed at night during a pre-deployment training flight. Both crew members, from the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, CO were fatally injured.
Sources:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-helicopter-crash/u-s-army-helicopter-crash-in-california-kills-two-soldiers-official-idUSKBN1FA02W?rpc=401&
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/01/20/two-killed-in-helicopter-mishap-during-fort-irwin-training-exercise/
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2018 08:37 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Jan-2018 09:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jan-2018 17:00 | RW018 | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 09-Sep-2019 17:55 | rvargast17 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
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