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Editor: James T. Crouse
Profession: Aviation Accident Attorney

Category: Helicopter Crashes

Not much is officially known at this time about the crash of a U.S. military helicopter that crashed in Alabama, killing three. The TVA and the Redstone Arsenal, which managed the Army's helicopter fleet, were on their way to the crash site on Wednesday to investigate.

We do know the helicopter was based at Fort Campbell, KY, home to the 101st Airbourne Division. The base has not released the names of the victims nor the type of chopper involved. The area did have fog at the time of the crash, but it has not been determined if it could have been the cause or if the aircraft actually hit a high voltage power line connecting a generating plant with a substation near Huntsville as has been speculated. Due to maintenance, the lines were not carrying power at the time of the incident and the fog was so dense an air ambulance was unable to fly to the site - all we know is something went terribly wrong during this training mission from Fort Campbell to Chattanooga Municipal Airport.

One source states this was a UH-60 Blackhawk with three soldiers on board. Hopefully the investigators from Fort Campbell and Fort Rucker (Alabama) will be able to determine the cause of this disaster and the findings of this investigation will result in safer flight practices for our soldiers here at home and abroad.