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1 killed, 4 others injured when Black Hawk helicopter crashes
An Army Black Hawk helicopter has crashed into a field on the campus of Texas A&M University during a field training exercise, killing one person and injuring four others aboard.
- Agencies
- Published: 07:53 January 14, 2009
Texas: An Army Black Hawk helicopter has crashed into a field on the campus of Texas A&M University during a field training exercise, killing one person and injuring four others aboard.
The Army UH-60 helicopter crashed Monday near the Corps of Cadets field on the school's College Station campus, about 100 miles northwest of Houston.
Texas A&M spokesman Lane Stephenson said a crew of four from the Army National Guard and an Army lieutenant assigned to the school's ROTC unit were the only ones aboard the Black Hawk.
Sheila Rinard with College Station Medical Center said two of the crash victims were in critical condition and a third was in stable condition.
Another crash victim was at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan.
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